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Breech :: Breech (n.) Breeches.

Breeching :: Breeching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breec.

Corduroy :: Corduroy (n.) Trousers or breeches of corduroy.

Pantaloon :: Pantaloon (n.) A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one..

Diaper :: Diaper (n.) An infant's breechcloth.

Breech-loading :: Breech-loading (a.) Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.

Breech :: Breech (n.) The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.

Smallclothes :: Smallclothes (n. pl.) A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches.

Breeched :: Breeched (imp. & p. p.) of Breec.

Hanselines :: Hanselines (n.) A sort of breeches.

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..

Dispart :: Dispart (n.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.

Action :: Action (n.) Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun..

Bombard :: Bombard (n.) Padded breeches.

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

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

Breechcloth :: Breechcloth (n.) A cloth worn around the breech.

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..

Cascabel :: Cascabel (n.) The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In old writers it included all in rear of the base ring. [See Illust. of Cannon.].

Lump :: Lump (n.) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.

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