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