Definition of breech

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Breech (n.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat..

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Galligaskins :: Galligaskins (n. pl.) Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense.
Gomer :: Gomer (n.) A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor..
Reenforce :: Reenforce (v.) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon..
Buckskin :: Buckskin (n.) Breeches made of buckskin.
Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To cover as with breeches.
Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..
Corduroy :: Corduroy (n.) Trousers or breeches of corduroy.
Unmentionables :: Unmentionables (n. pl.) The breeches; trousers.
Lump :: Lump (n.) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
Breech-loading :: Breech-loading (a.) Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.
Dicentra :: Dicentra (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart (D. spectabilis)..
Vent :: Vent (n.) The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole..
Breechloader :: Breechloader (n.) A firearm which receives its load at the breech.
Breech Pin :: Breech pin () Alt. of Breech scre.
Slop :: Slop (v. i.) A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.
Brankursine :: Brankursine (n.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus..
Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.
Hausse :: Hausse (n.) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a cannon..
Bombard :: Bombard (n.) Padded breeches.
Bear''s-breech :: Bear's-breech (n.) See Acanthus, n., 1..
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