fangotn.
A quantity of wares, esp. raw silk, from 1 to 3 cwt.
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fangot1673
1673 London Gaz. No. 841/4 Lost..out of a Close Lighter at Brewers Key, one Fangot of White Cyprus Silk.
1708 London Gaz. No. 4472/4. 4 Fangotts of Italian Raw Silk.
1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1768 E. Buys New & Compl. Dict. Terms Art I
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