saucisse

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UK/səʊˈsiːs/US/soʊˈsis/

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.

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baconsaucissonsausage
OriginFrench saucisse →
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Meanings

nounsaucisse (plural saucisses)

plural saucisses

  1. businessA 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. fortificationA fascine of more than ordinary length.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
baconsaucissonsausage

Origin

  1. Frenchsaucisse“sausage”
  2. Englishsaucisse

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

saucisse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saucisse

MLA

“saucisse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saucisse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saucisse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saucisse.

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