fag end

noun

1

a

: a poor or worn-out end : remnant

b

: the extreme end

2

a

: the last part or coarser end of a web of cloth

b

: the untwisted end of a rope

Synonyms

• remainder
• scrap
• remnant

Examples of fag end in a Sentence

a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth

Word History

Etymology

earlier fag, from Middle English fagge flap

First Known Use

circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a