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Noun
/ˈbrēCHiNG/,
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breechings, plural;
  1. A strong leather strap passing around the hindquarters of a horse harnessed to a vehicle

  2. A thick rope used to secure the carriage of a cannon on a ship and to absorb the force of the recoil

  3. The hair or wool on the hindquarters of an animal

  1. (breeched) dressed in trousers
  2. (breeches) trousers ending above the knee
  3. Breeching was the occasion when a small boy was first dressed in breeches or trousers. From the mid-16th century until the late 19th or early 20th century, young boys in the Western world were unbreeched and wore gowns or dresses until an age that varied between two and eight. ...
  4. Breeching ("britching") is a strap around the haunches of a draft, pack or riding animal. Both under saddle and in harness, breeching engages when an animal slows down or travels downhill and is used to brake or stabilize a load.
  5. Breeches (pronounced) are an item of male clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles. ...
  6. The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time; A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney; A rope used to secure a cannon; A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle
  7. (breeches) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes; Trousers; pantaloons; britches
  8. (BREECHED) out of baby clothes and into breeches or trousers at three or four years of age
  9. (Breeches) Longer, thicker hair on the back of the upper third of the hind legs.
  10. (Breeches) knee length trousers
  11. (Breeches) (Exo 28:42), rather linen drawers, reaching from the waist to a little above the knee, worn by the priests (Eze 44:17, Eze 44:18).
  12. (Breeches) An outer covering for the legs ending just above or usually just belowthe knees. (Cunnington 25)
  13. (Breeches) Another name used for fencing pants, which are trousers that extend to just below the knee
  14. (Breeches) Pants that descended only to the knee and were worn with stockings.
  15. (Breeches) This is a type of pant that is specially made to be worn when riding.
  16. (Breeches) To wear the breeches; a woman who governs her husband is said to wear the breeches. [Sounds similar to today's phrase!]
  17. (Breeches) common early male apparel, usually tied below the knee leaving the remainder of the leg dressed in stockings, e.g., "one handkerchief, white breeches, and one pair of old stockings were listed in Phillip Davis' inventory."
  18. (Breeches) shorts worn by men, reaching to the knees and often stuffed with horsehair to give them shape.
  19. (Breeches) white, knee-length trousers made of robust material; side fastening must be on the non-sword-arm side, and legs must have fastenings below the knees
  20. (breeches) Short pants worn by the Priest.
  21. (breeches) The standard main lower body garment for men in the 18th century, with alternatives being petticoat breeches, primarily for sailors, and trousers, for lower class men but spreading to other groups toward the end of the century. ...
  22. (breeches) Tight-fitting trousers that don't cover the entire leg, worn for riding.
  23. (breeches) an item of men’s clothing called for in Eastward Ho, B3r; White Devil, 5.4.123; Wits, 161; in City Wit, "Pulls the coats up, and shows the breeches" (371) reveals a man in women’s clothing; see also Bird in a Cage, E3r, E4r.
  24. (breeches) knee-length, fitted riding pants worn with tall English boots.
  25. (breeches) riding trousers, often snug form fitting, laced, buckled or buttoned below the knee, generally made of tough material, but sometimes fine fabric then reinforced with leather on the inside of the legs and bottom