01 n. A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.
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A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.“I view the prince with Aristarchus' eyes, Whose looks were as a breeching to a boy.” — Marlowe.
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That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.
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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.(Naut.)
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The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.