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breech·ing B0471500 (brē′chĭng, brĭch′ĭng)n.1. The strap of a harness that passes behind a draft animal's haunches.2. The short wool or hair on the rump and hind legs of a sheep, goat, or dog.3. The parts of a gun that make up the breech.4. A rope formerly used to secure the breech of a cannon to the side of a ship to control the recoil.breeching (ˈbrɪtʃɪŋ; ˈbriː-) n1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the strap of a harness that passes behind a horse's haunches2. (Military) navy (formerly) the rope used to check the recoil run of a ship's guns or to secure them against rough weather3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the parts comprising the breech of a gunbreech•ing (ˈbrɪtʃ ɪŋ, ˈbri tʃɪŋ) n. the part of a harness that passes around the haunches of a horse.. [1505–15] BreechingA heavy, laminated leather harness strap fitting around the horse’s rump. It was fastened to other parts of the harness to keep the harness from slipping forward over the horse’s head when the hames were connected to a neck yoke and the horse used to brake an implement.breeching
breeching[′brē·chiŋ] (mechanical engineering) A duct through which the products of combustion are transported from the furnace to the stack; usually applied in steam boilers. breeching1. The duct or pipe connecting the exhaust-gas discharge from a boiler furnace, or other fuel-burning equipment, to a stack. 2. A breeching fitting.
breeching fitting, breech fitting, breechingA Y-shaped symmetrical pipe fitting in which the flow in two parallel pipes is united in one pipe.breeching
breeching (brē′chĭng, brĭch′ĭng)n.1. The strap of a harness that passes behind a draft animal's haunches.2. The short wool or hair on the rump and hind legs of a sheep, goat, or dog.ThesaurusSeebreech |