Faggot (unit of measurement)

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For other uses of the term, see faggot

A faggot is an archaic imperial unit applied to collections of sticks:

1 short faggot of sticks = 2 ft. girth × 32 in. long bundle of short wood sticks/billets

1 long faggot of sticks = 2 ft. girth × 4 ft. long bundle of long wood sticks/billets

1 faggot of iron = 2 ft. girth × 1 ft. long bundle of iron/steel rods/bars

The term is now just as likely to be applied to any bundle of sticks, regardless of its proportions.