breech

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

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