saucisse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. A fascine of more than ordinary length.

Pronunciation

/səʊˈsiːs/ /soʊˈsis/

Word forms

saucisse saucisses

Etymology

Borrowed from French saucisse (“sausage”). Doublet of sausage.

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