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orgue
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orgue, n. [F., fr. L. organum organ, Gr. . See Organ.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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