fag end Hear it!

fag end definition

fag end

    1. the last part or coarse end of a piece of cloth
    2. the frayed, untwisted end of a rope
  2. the last and worst part of anything; remnant

Etymology: < ME fagge, broken thread

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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