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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Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To put into, or clothe with, breeches..
Breeches :: Breeches (n. pl.) Trousers; pantaloons.
Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To whip on the breech.
Slop :: Slop (v. i.) A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.
Shell :: Shell (n.) The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms..
Smallclothes :: Smallclothes (n. pl.) A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches.
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming..
Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.
Breech :: Breech (n.) The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
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..
Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To fasten with breeching.
Bear''s-breech :: Bear's-breech (n.) The English cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium.
Breeches :: Breeches (n. pl.) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes..
Breech Screw :: Breech screw () A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore..
Breechloader :: Breechloader (n.) A firearm which receives its load at the breech.
Hose :: Hose (n.) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee..
Bear''s-breech :: Bear's-breech (n.) See Acanthus, n., 1..
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..
Buckskin :: Buckskin (n.) Breeches made of buckskin.
Acanthus :: Acanthus (n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech..
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