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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.

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

Hausse :: Hausse (n.) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a cannon..

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..

Breech Pin :: Breech pin () Alt. of Breech scre.

Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..

Unbreech :: Unbreech (v. t.) To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.

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..

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 It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired..

Waistband :: Waistband (n.) The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like..

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..

Brankursine :: Brankursine (n.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus..

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

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)..

Bear''s-breech :: Bear's-breech (n.) See Acanthus, n., 1..

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

Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) Loose hose or breeches; galligaskins.

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

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.].

Slop :: Slop (v. i.) A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.

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