breeching
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /briːtʃɪŋ/, /briːtʃiːŋ/, brɪtʃɪŋ/, /brɪtʃɪn/
Noun [edit]
breeching (plural breechings)
- The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
- A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
- (nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
- (equestrian) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
