Sekirov Dictionary

breech

/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/

noun5

  1. A breech birth.
  2. The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.
  3. [before a noun, in the plural] (historical) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.
  4. The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
  5. (no longer used) The buttocks or backside.

verb5

  1. To fit or furnish with a breech.
  2. (old-fashioned) To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).
  3. To fasten with breeching.
  4. (old-fashioned) To beat or spank on the buttocks.
  5. (literary, no longer used) To cover as if with breeches.

adjective1

  1. Born, or having been born, breech.

adverb1

  1. With the hips coming out before the head.
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breeched · breeching · breeches

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