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Breeching
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(1):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breech
(2):
(n.) A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.
(3):
(n.) That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.
(4):
(n.) A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.
(5):
(n.) The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Breeching'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/breeching.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Breeching'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/breeching.html. 1828.
