fag end

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noun
  1. the last part or very end of something: the fag end of a rope.

  2. the unfinished end of a piece of cloth; remnant.

Origin of fag end

1
First recorded in 1605–15

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British Dictionary definitions for fag end

fag end

noun
  1. the last and worst part, esp when it is of little use

  2. British informal the stub of a cigarette

Origin of fag end

1
C17: see fag ²

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