orgue

noun

ˈȯ(ə)rg

plural -s

: one of a number of long thick timbers pointed and shod with iron and formerly suspended over or in the vaulted passage behind a gateway to be let down in case of attack

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, organ, from Latin organum

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