Sc. Obs. [Corrupt form of FAGGOT.] A faggot.

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1375.  Barbour, Bruce, XVII. 615. Gret fagalds [ed. Skeat, flaggatis] tharoff thai maid Gyrdyt with irne bands braid.

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c. 1470.  Henry the Minstrel, Wallace, XI. 897.

        Full feill fagaldys in to the dyk thai cast
Hadyr and hay bond apon flakys fast.

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1535.  Stewart, Cron. Scot., II. 146.

        This ilk Congall, of quhome befoir I spak,
Richt mony fagald all that nycht gart mak.

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1829.  Hogg, Sheph. Cal., II. 18. I’m sure ony o’ them’s worth a faggald of thee.

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