BREECHING

Breeching

Breeching was the occasion when a small boy was first dressed in breeches or trousers. From the mid-16th century until the late 19th or early 20th century, young boys in the Western world were unbreeched and wore gowns or dresses until an age that varied between two and eight. Breeching was an important rite of passage in the life of a boy, looked forward to with much excitement. It often marked the point at which the father became more involved with the raising of a boy.

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breeching

Noun

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


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