ORGUE
Etymology
Noun
orgue (plural orgues)
(military) Any 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.
(military) 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.
Anagrams
• Rogue, rogue, rouge
Source: Wiktionary
Orgue, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. organum organ, Gr. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition