1. A small house or cottage, especially one used as a hunting lodge or country retreat.
Usage: archaic; chiefly British
2. A fortified outpost or small garrison.
Usage: military; archaic

Examples

• The nobleman maintained a small cassine in the forest for weekend hunting trips.
• The soldiers were stationed at a remote cassine along the border.
• During the colonial period, cassines served as defensive positions in the wilderness.
• The old cassine had fallen into disrepair after decades of abandonment.