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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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