Definition of breech

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

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Sight :: Sight (v. t.) A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming..
Short :: Short (n.) Breeches; shortclothes.
Gomer :: Gomer (n.) A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor..
Dispart :: Dispart (n.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
Breeched :: Breeched (imp. & p. p.) of Breec.
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle..
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.
Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To fasten with breeching.
Trail :: Trail (v. t.) To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle..
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)..
Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun..
Hanselines :: Hanselines (n.) A sort of breeches.
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech..
Knickerbockers :: Knickerbockers (n. pl.) The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.
Plunger :: Plunger (n.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
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 :: Breech (n.) The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
Acanthus :: Acanthus (n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech..
Muzzle-loader :: Muzzle-loader (n.) A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech..
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..
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