breech
/bɹiːtʃ/
noun
- 1
(now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.
- 2
The buttocks or backside.
- 3
The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.
- 4
The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
- 5
A breech birth.
verb
- 1
To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time.
- 2
To beat or spank on the buttocks.
- 3
To fit or furnish with a breech.
“to breech a gun”
- 4
To fasten with breeching.
- 5
To cover as if with breeches.
adjective
- 1
Born, or having been born, breech.
adverb
- 1
With the hips coming out before the head.
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