• Breeching

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    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. (equestrian) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
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