·noun ·see Acanthus, ·noun, 1.
II. Bear's-breech ·noun The English cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium).
·vt To whip on the breech. II. Breech ·vt To fasten with breeching. III. Breech ·vt To cover as wi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A kind of primrose (Primula auricula), so called from the shape of the leaf. ...
·noun A species of hellebore (Helleborus foetidus), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell ...
·noun A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (Hippopus maculatus), often used as an <<Ornament>>. ...
·add. ·- The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain special guns, as automatic an...
·- ·Alt. of Breech screw. ...
·- A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bo...
·- A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sig...
·adj Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle. ...
A gun, large or small, charged at the breech. The method is a very old one revived, but with such sc...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The notch cut on the base ring of a gun. ...
The after-end, next the vent or touch-hole. It is the most massive part of a gun; strictly speaking,...