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faggot

/ˈfæɡət/

faggotnoun

faggots

/ˈfæɡət/

Translations

связка хвороста

He gathered a faggot of sticks for the fire.

Он собрал связку хвороста для костра.

пучок

The faggot of herbs was used to flavor the soup.

Пучок трав использовался для придания вкуса супу.

Additional translations

пучок трав

связка дров

Definitions

A bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel.

The villagers gathered faggots to keep the fire burning through the night.

A derogatory term for a homosexual man.

The use of the word 'faggot' as an insult is considered offensive and harmful.

Chiefly British: a meatball made from minced pork offal, mixed with breadcrumbs and seasonings, and traditionally served with gravy.

For supper we had homemade faggots with mashed potatoes and peas.

Synonyms

faggotverb

faggoted

Past Simple

faggoted

Past Participle

faggoting

Gerund

/ˈfæɡət/

Historically used to mean ‘to bind sticks or twigs into bundles’; still found in specialised or archaic contexts.

Definitions

To bind (sticks, twigs, or similar material) together in a bundle.

After cutting the small branches, they faggoted them for easy transport.

Synonyms

gather together

bundle together

fasten