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Definitions for Breeching
[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.
[4] the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
[5] the hinder or lower part of anything.
[6] Ordnance . the rear part of the bore of a gun, especially the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile.
[7] Machinery . the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.
[8] Nautical . the outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.
[9] Ordnance . to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.
[10] to clothe with breeches.
[11] the strap of a harness that passes behind a horse's haunches
[12] navy (formerly) the rope used to check the recoil run of a ship's guns or to secure them against rough weather
[13] the parts comprising the breech of a gun
[14] the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump
[15] the lower part or bottom of something the breech of the bridge
[16] the lower portion of a pulley block, esp the part to which the rope or chain is secured
[17] the part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore
[18] obstetrics short for breech delivery
[19] to fit (a gun) with a breech
[20] archaic to clothe in breeches or any other clothing
Words related to Breeching
drape, swaddle, swathe, fit, cloak, disguise, attire, equip, dress, gown, vest, habit, accouter, garb, mantle, costume, spruce, rig, array, endue
Words nearby Breeching
breechblock, breechcloth, breeches, breeches buoy, breeches part, breeching, breechless, breechloader, breechloading, breed, breed of cat
Origin of Breeching
before 1000; Middle English breeche, Old English brēc, plural of brōc; cognate with Old Norse brōk, Old High German bruoh
Words that may be confused with Breeching
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, breechbreach, breech, (see, synonym, study, at, breach)
Other words from Breeching
un·breeched , adjective
Word origin for Breeching
Old English brēc , plural of brōc leg covering; related to Old Norse brōk , Old High German bruoh
Synonyms for Breeching
attire, bundle up, cloak, disguise, do up, drape, dress, dress up, equip, fit, swaddle, swathe, accouter, apparel, array, bedizen, caparison, coat, costume, dandify, deck, dizen, endow, endue, enwrap, garb, gown, habilitate, habit, invest, jacket, mantle, outfit, primp, raiment, rig, robe, spruce, tog, vest, bedrape, breech, dud, fit out, guise, livery, suit up, turn out