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breeching

[brich-ing, bree-ching]

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noun

the part of a harness that passes around the haunches of a horse.

a smoke pipe connecting one or more boilers with a chimney.

Navy. (formerly) a strong rope fastened to a ship's side for securing a gun or checking its recoil.

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Origin:
1505–15; breech + -ing¹

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noun

the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.

the hinder or lower part of anything.

Ordnance. the rear part of the bore of a gun, especially the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile.

Machinery. the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.

Nautical. the outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.

verb (used with object)

Ordnance. to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.

to clothe with breeches.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English breeche, Old English brēc, plural of brōc; cognate with Old Norse brōk, Old High German bruoh

Related forms

un·breeched, adjective

Can be confused: breach, breech (see synonym note at breach).

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breeching (ˈbrɪtʃɪŋ, ˈbriː-)

—n
1.	the strap of a harness that passes behind a horse's haunches
2.	navy (formerly) the rope used to check the recoil run of a ship's guns or to secure them against rough weather
3.	the parts comprising the breech of a gun

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Word Origin & History

breech

"back part of a gun or firearm," 1570s, from sing. of breeches (q.v.).

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Medical Dictionary

breech (brēch)
n.
The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.