saucisson
noun
sau·cis·son
¦sōsē¦sōⁿ
variants or less commonly saucisse
sōˈsēs
plural saucissons
-ōⁿ(z)
also saucisses -ēs(ə̇z)
1
: a tube of paper or canvas filled with powder and used as a fuse
2
: a large fascine
Word History
Etymology
saucisson from French, from Italian salsiccione, augmentative of salsiccia large sausage, powder bag shaped like a sausage, from Late Latin salsicia sausage; saucisse from French, from Late Latin salsicia
- contract out
- contract pinochle
- contract practice
- contract quasi
- contract rummy
- contract shop
- contract station
- contract system
- contract tablet
- contract theory
- contract uti
- contract verb
- contract whist
- contractable
- contractant
- contracted
- contracted (for)
- contracted foot
- contracted for
- contracted heel
- contractibilities
- contractibility
- contractible
- contractiblenesses
- contractile