saucisse

English

Etymology

French, from saucisse (“sausage”).

Noun

saucisse (plural saucisses)

1. (mining, firearms) A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc.
2. (fortification) A fascine of more than ordinary length.

Synonyms

• saucisson
• sausage

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

saucisse f (plural saucisses)

1. sausage (hot dog style)

Related terms

• saucisson