(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.