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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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