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Breech :: Breech (n.) Breeches.

Krupp Gun :: Krupp gun () A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid..

Bombard :: Bombard (n.) Padded breeches.

Unbreech :: Unbreech (v. t.) To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings..

Saddle :: Saddle (n.) A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc..

Slop :: Slop (v. i.) A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.

Brankursine :: Brankursine (n.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus..

Tang :: Tang (n.) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock..

Breeching :: Breeching (n.) The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.

Hose :: Hose (n.) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee..

Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) Loose hose or breeches; galligaskins.

Acanthus :: Acanthus (n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech..

Breeching :: Breeching (n.) A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech..

Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.

Breechblock :: Breechblock (n.) The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired..

Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To whip on the breech.

Muzzle-loader :: Muzzle-loader (n.) A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech..

Unbreech :: Unbreech (v. t.) To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.

Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades..

Knickerbockers :: Knickerbockers (n. pl.) The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.

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