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fascine |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fascine \Fas*cine"\, n. [F., fr L. fascina a bundle of sticks, fr fascis. See {Fasces}.] (Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc
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