About The Word Orgue
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Orgue
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What's The Definition Of Orgue?Synonyms | Synonyms for Orgue: Related Terms | Find terms related to Orgue: See Also | Orgue In Webster's Dictionary \Orgue\, n. [F., fr. L. organum organ, Gr. ?. See
{Organ}.] (Mil.)
(a) Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber,
pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a
separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of
attack.
(b) A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket
barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect
with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured
almost or quite simultaneously.
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