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Meaning of 'breeching' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Breeching [ n.]
- A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.
- That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.
- A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.
- The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.
2 . Breeching [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Breech

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