n.

1. The strap of a harness that passes behind a draft animal's haunches.
2. The short wool or hair on the rump and hind legs of a sheep, goat, or dog.
3. The parts of a gun that make up the breech.
4. A rope formerly used to secure the breech of a cannon to the side of a ship to control the recoil.

n. a thick rope used to secure the carriages of cannon on a ship and to absorb the force of the recoil.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. The duct or pipe connecting the exhaust-gas discharge from a boiler furnace, or other fuel-burning equipment, to a stack.
2. A breeching fitting.

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1. part of a set of cart harness. A broad strap running horizontally across the backs of the thighs and attached in front to the shafts. Essential in the backing of the vehicle.
2. The longer hair at the caudal thighs of dogs.

Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - knæbukser, ridebukser

Français (French)
n. pl. - culotte (de cheval) (npl), haut-de-chausses (npl)

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Kniebundhose, Hose

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - βράκα, κυλόττα

Italiano (Italian)
brache

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - calças (f pl) curtas

Русский (Russian)
бриджи

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - pantalón a media pierna, bombachos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - knäbyxor, byxor

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
马裤, 裤子

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 馬褲, 褲子

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 짧은 바지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 乗馬用のズボン, ズボン, 半ズボン

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮מכנסיים‬

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