subs. (political).—Bundles of dummy papers sometimes carried by briefless barristers. [Cf., FAGGOT, sense 3.]
1859. G. A. SALA, Twice Round the Clock, 10 A.M., Par. 10. The counsel chat and poke each other in the ribs; the briefless ones, in the high back rows, scribble caricatures on their blotting-pads, or pretend to pore over FAGGOT BRIEFS.
1887. Cornhill Magazine, June, p. 627. ‘FAGGOT BRIEFS’ being those bundles of dummy papers sometimes carried by the briefless ones.
