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breech

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Noun

  1. 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.

Adverb

  1. With the hips coming out before the head.

Adjective

  1. Born, or having been born, breech.

Verb

  1. To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).
  2. To beat or spank on the buttocks.
  3. To fit or furnish with a breech.
  4. To fasten with breeching.
  5. To cover as if with breeches.

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