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Definition of breech
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Breech
(n.) The
hinder
part of
anything;
esp., the part of a
cannon,
or other
firearm,
behind
the
chamber..
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Breeching
::
Breeching
(n.) That part of a
harness
which
passes
round the
breech
of a
horse,
enabling
him to hold back a
vehicle..
Shell
::
Shell (n.) The case which holds the
powder,
or
charge
of
powder
and shot, used with
breechloading
small
arms..
Abutment
::
Abutment
(n.) In
breech-loading
firearms,
the block
behind
the
barrel
which
receives
the
pressure
due to
recoil..
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..
Sans-culotte
::
Sans-culotte
(n.) A
fellow
without
breeches;
a
ragged
fellow;
-- a name of
reproach
given in the first
French
revolution
to the
extreme
republican
party,
who
rejected
breeches
as an
emblem
peculiar
to the upper
classes
or
aristocracy,
and
adopted
pantaloons..
Waistband
::
Waistband
(n.) The band which
encompasses
the
waist;
esp., one on the upper part of
breeches,
trousers,
pantaloons,
skirts,
or the
like..
Breech Pin
::
Breech
pin () Alt. of
Breech
scre.
Lump
::
Lump (n.) A
projection
beneath
the
breech
end of a gun
barrel.
Smallclothes
::
Smallclothes
(n. pl.) A man's
garment
for the hips and
thighs;
breeches.
See
Breeches.
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withdrawn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..
Presentation
::
Presentation
(n.) The
particular
position
of the child
during
labor
relatively
to the
passage
though
which it is to be
brought
forth;
--
specifically
designated
by the part which first
appears
at the mouth of the
uterus;
as, a
breech
presentation..
Breech
::
Breech
(n.) The
hinder
part of
anything;
esp., the part of a
cannon,
or other
firearm,
behind
the
chamber..
Tang
::
Tang (n.) The
projecting
part of the
breech
of a
musket
barrel,
by which the
barrel
is
secured
to the
stock..
Vent
::
Vent (n.) The
opening
at the
breech
of a
firearm,
through
which fire is
communicated
to the
powder
of the
charge;
touchhole..
Breech Sight
::
Breech
sight () A
device
attached
to the
breech
of a
firearm,
to guide the eye, in
conjunction
with the front
sight,
in
taking
aim..
Bear''s-breech
::
Bear's-breech
(n.) The
English
cow
parsnip
(Heracleum
sphondylium.
Hose
::
Hose (n.)
Close-fitting
trousers
or
breeches,
as
formerly
worn,
reaching
to the
knee..
Unmentionables
::
Unmentionables
(n. pl.) The
breeches;
trousers.
Gaskins
::
Gaskins
(n.pl.)
Loose hose or
breeches;
galligaskins.
Breech
::
Breech
(n.) The
external
angle of knee
timber,
the
inside
of which is
called
the
throat..
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