breeching
/ˈbrɪtʃɪŋ/noun
1
- a strong leather strap passing round the hindquarters of a horse harnessed to a vehicle and enabling the horse to push backwards(马的)尻带, 后鞧(兜住拉车马匹身体后部使马能后退的结实皮带)。
2
- historical a thick rope used to secure the carriages of cannon on a ship and to absorb the force of the recoil〈史〉(炮的)驻退索(将舰载大炮的炮架缚牢以减弱后坐力的粗大绳索)。
3
- the hair or wool on the hindquarters of an animal动物臀部及后腿上的粗毛, 腿臀毛。