breech
- Noun. (context, historical) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. (defdate, from 11th c.) .
- Noun. (context, now) The buttocks or backside. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
- Noun. The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
- Noun. (nautical) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
- Noun. A breech birth.
- Adverb. With the hips coming out before the head.
- Adjective. Born, or having been born, breech.
- Verb. (dated, transitive) To dress in breeches.
- Verb. (dated, transitive) To beat or spank on the buttocks.
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