breeching

Meaning

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

Synonyms

flue

funnel

air flue

chimney flue

chimney neck

gas duct

smoke flue

gas flue

smoke channel

waste heat flue

smoke canal

funnel flue

stack flue

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Etymology

From breech + -ing.