- (n.) A whipping on the breech or the act of whipping on the breech.
- (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.
- (n.) That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Breech.
- (n.) The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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