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An unpressed pack of wool containing less than a bale.
‘they drove to a second buyer and sold two fadges of wool’
‘Police are investigating whether the two fadges of wool in the wrecked car were stolen.’
‘Stunned staff at the fuel stop heard a loud crash and saw the cab on its side, although the trailer, loaded with about 100 fadges of wool stayed upright.’
‘We manage to load three big fadges of wool onto the back of Bob's double cab.’
‘What has more value in the marketplace — a fadge of wool or a sugar sack of possum fur?’
‘We held our opening wool sale of the season today, and offered an attractive catalogue of 333 bales and 122 fadges to a fair attendance of buyers.’
Origin
Late 16th century (originally English dialect): of unknown origin.