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21 horse related terms (carriages, anatomy, breeds, tack)
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breech-band
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synonyms: breeching ???
tags: [equestrian]
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Definition:2. That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.3. (Naut.) Defn: A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)---today the word "breeching" is more common than "breech-band"
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The driver in his bast shoes ran panting up to it, placed a stone under one of its tireless hind wheels, and began arranging the breech-band on his little horse.
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: 10 (Book Ten)
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