Breeching Synonyms & Definitions

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• BreechingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.
2. (n.) A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ships side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.
3. (n.) That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.
4. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breech
5. (n.) The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.

• BreechDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To fasten with breeching.
2. (v. t.) To put into, or clothe with, breeches.
3. (n.) The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
4. (v. t.) To cover as with breeches.
5. (n.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
6. (n.) The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.
7. (n.) Breeches.
8. (v. t.) To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
9. (v. t.) To whip on the breech.