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fascine definition

fas·cine (fa sēn′)

noun

a bundle of sticks bound together, formerly used to fill ditches, strengthen the sides of trenches, etc.

Etymology: Fr < OFr < L fascina, a bundle of sticks, a fagot < fascis: see fasces

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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