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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRITCH

n.The large end of a cannon or of a musket; the club or thick part of the stock of a musket or other fire arm.

 

BRITCH

v.t.To fasten with britching.

 

BRITCHING

n.A strong rope, fastened to the cascabel or pummelion of a cannon, by a thimble, and clinched to ring bolts in the ship's side, to prevent it from recoiling too much in battle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

britches

britch es |ˈbriCHiz ˈbrɪtʃɪz | plural noun variant spelling of breeches. PHRASES too big for one's britches see big.

 

Oxford Dictionary

britches

britches |ˈbrɪtʃɪz | plural noun another form of breeches, representing a pronunciation.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

britches

britch es /brɪ́tʃɪz /名詞 ⦅米 ⦆breeches .