• Saucisse

    Origin

    French, from saucisse ("sausage").

    Full definition of saucisse

    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.
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