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Definition of breeching in English: breechingnoun ˈbriːtʃɪŋˈbritʃɪŋ mass noun1A strong leather strap passing round the hindquarters of a horse harnessed to a vehicle and enabling the horse to push backwards. Example sentencesExamples - These connect to the breechings via the harness, and provide effectively both for steering and braking.
- A cart has no brakes, so the horse is fitted with breechings around the hind legs to allow him to slow the vehicle.
- The wheel-horses' breechings are independent of their collars.
2historical A thick rope used to secure the carriage of a cannon on a ship and to absorb the force of the recoil. Example sentencesExamples - In very bad weather, when the ship's rolling caused the guns to strain their fastenings, the breechings were doubled.
- The wire breechings of No.2 6-inch gun were carried away near the end of the firing.
- The breechings of the carronades were lined with white canvas.
- Are you a great gun yourself, that you so recoil, to the extremity of your breechings, at that discharge?
3The hair or wool on the hindquarters of an animal. Example sentencesExamples - Silvering may appear in the undercoat, tail, under parts of the dog, or beneath the tail and breechings.
- The breeching along the thigh is long and thick.
- Black is self-explanatory but some black Chows have silver shadings in tail or breechings.
- Feathering may occur on the ear fringes, legs, breeching, and tail.
- The hair may be a little longer on breechings.
Definition of breeching in US English: breechingnounˈbrēCHiNGˈbritʃɪŋ 1A strong leather strap passing around the hindquarters of a horse harnessed to a vehicle and enabling the horse to push backwards. Example sentencesExamples - The wheel-horses' breechings are independent of their collars.
- These connect to the breechings via the harness, and provide effectively both for steering and braking.
- A cart has no brakes, so the horse is fitted with breechings around the hind legs to allow him to slow the vehicle.
2historical A thick rope used to secure the carriage of a cannon on a ship and to absorb the force of the recoil. Example sentencesExamples - In very bad weather, when the ship's rolling caused the guns to strain their fastenings, the breechings were doubled.
- The wire breechings of No.2 6-inch gun were carried away near the end of the firing.
- Are you a great gun yourself, that you so recoil, to the extremity of your breechings, at that discharge?
- The breechings of the carronades were lined with white canvas.
3The hair or wool on the hindquarters of an animal. Example sentencesExamples - Black is self-explanatory but some black Chows have silver shadings in tail or breechings.
- Feathering may occur on the ear fringes, legs, breeching, and tail.
- The breeching along the thigh is long and thick.
- The hair may be a little longer on breechings.
- Silvering may appear in the undercoat, tail, under parts of the dog, or beneath the tail and breechings.
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