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breech pins

breech pins is the plural of breech pin.

Meaning of breech pin

Noun

breech pin (plural breech pins)

  1. A strong metal plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.
    Synonyms:
    breech screw

Questions about breech pins

What is breech pins the plural of?
Breech pins is the plural of breech pin.

Words near breech pins in the dictionary

  1. breech deliveries
  2. breech delivery
  3. breech face
  4. breech faces
  5. breech pin
  6. breech pins
  7. breech screw
  8. breech screws
  9. breech-cloth
  10. breech-cloths
  11. breech-loader

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