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BREECHING

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Breeches & Riding Apparel
Large selection of brand name English breeches & riding apparel.
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breech⋅ing

  [brich-ing, bree-ching]
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–noun
1. the part of a harness that passes around the haunches of a horse.
2. a smoke pipe connecting one or more boilers with a chimney.
3. Navy. (formerly) a strong rope fastened to a ship's side for securing a gun or checking its recoil.
Origin:
1505–15; breech + -ing 1
Breeches & Riding Apparel
Large selection of brand name English breeches & riding apparel.
www.doversaddlery.com

breech

  [n. breech; v. breech, brich]
–noun
1. the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
2. the hinder or lower part of anything.
3. Ordnance. the rear part of the bore of a gun, esp. the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile.
4. Machinery. the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.
5. Nautical. the outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.
–verb (used with object)
6. Ordnance. to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.
7. to clothe with breeches.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME breeche, OE brēc, pl. of brōc; c. ON brōk, OHG bruoh
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breech·ing   (brē'chĭng, brĭch'ĭng)   
n.  

  1. The strap of a harness that passes behind a draft animal's haunches.

  2. The short wool or hair on the rump and hind legs of a sheep, goat, or dog.

  3. The parts of a gun that make up the breech.

  4. A rope formerly used to secure the breech of a cannon to the side of a ship to control the recoil.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2breech
Function: adverb
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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breech (brēch)
n.
The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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