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

Short :: Short (n.) Breeches; shortclothes.

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..

Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun..

Breeches :: Breeches (n. pl.) Trousers; pantaloons.

Breeching :: Breeching (n.) 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..

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

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

Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To whip on the breech.

Bolster :: Bolster (n.) A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation..

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..

Shell :: Shell (n.) The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms..

Krupp Gun :: Krupp gun () A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid..

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..

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

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

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

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

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

Knickerbockers :: Knickerbockers (n. pl.) The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.

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