breeching
Americannoun
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the part of a harness that passes around the haunches of a horse.
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a smoke pipe connecting one or more boilers with a chimney.
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Navy. (formerly) a strong rope fastened to a ship's side for securing a gun or checking its recoil.
noun
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the strap of a harness that passes behind a horse's haunches
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navy (formerly) the rope used to check the recoil run of a ship's guns or to secure them against rough weather
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the parts comprising the breech of a gun
Etymology
Origin of breeching
Example Sentences
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Mr Stoppard praised zoology student Ben Hancock-Smith for capturing a photo of the whale breeching.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024
The idyllic views of the Pacific, and of the occasional humpback whale breeching below, make it seem like any other year at Kapalua.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Quinn is the only guest that enjoys something like a transcendent private moment: a nighttime vision of a whale breeching in the ocean.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2021
There has been a huge increase in the number of doctors prosecuted for breeching 219a in recent years.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2018
He had come to know the precise moment when, in easing a heavy load down an incline, it was safe to slacken away on the breeching and trot gently.
From Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle by Sewell Ford
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