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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, engineering, firearms, government, military, mining, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
A fascine of more than ordinary length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fortification, fortifications, government, military, politics, war
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History
Borrowed from French saucisse (“sausage”). Doublet of sausage.
