breeching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹiːtʃɪŋ/, /bɹiːtʃiːŋ/, /bɹɪtʃɪŋ/, /bɹɪtʃɪn/

Noun

breeching (plural breechings)

1. The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
2. A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
3. (nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
4. (equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.

See also

• breech