Breech'ing, n.
(brĭch'ing), n. 1. A whipping on the breech.
I view the prince with Aristarchus' eyes. Whose looks were as a breeching to a boy. Marlow.
Sense 2. That part of a harness which comes round the breech of a horse.
Sense 3. (Naut.) A strong rope fastened to the cascabel or pommelion of a cannon by a thimble, and clinched to ring-bolts in the ship's side, to prevent it from recoiling too much in battle. Totten.