Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - chasse

 I. intransitive verb  (~d; ~ing)  Date: 1803  1. to make a ~  2. sashay  II. noun  Etymology: French, from past participle of chasser to chase  Date: 1828 a sliding dance step resembling the galop CHASSEPOT  noun  Etymology: French, from Antoine A. Chassepot died 1905 French inventor  Date: 1869 a bolt-action rifle firing a paper cartridge