[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

saucisson \sau`cis`son"\, saucisse \sau`cisse"\, n. f., fr.
   saucisse sausage. see sausage.
   1. mining or gun. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. fort. a fascine of more than ordinary length.
      1913 webster
see also:
sausage 

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