- of Breech - A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the
breech. - That part of a harness which passes round the breech of
a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle. - A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and
secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun
when it is discharged. - The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey
the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.