breechblock

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noun

The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.

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Synonyms

breech closer fermeture breech breeching breechclout lockplate breechen bridle buttplate block top-block tail block backstrap becket gin block breech-cloth

Rhymes

breech block each block reach block speech block

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