breeching
breeching is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.
- 2.(Naut.) 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.
- 3.The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is that part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is the sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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