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[ noun breech; verb breech, brich ] SHOW IPA
/ noun britʃ; verb britʃ, brɪtʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
the hinder or lower part of anything.
Ordnance . the rear part of the bore of a gun, especially the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile.
Machinery . the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.
Nautical . the outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) Ordnance . to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.
to clothe with breeches.
Origin of breech First recorded before 1000; Middle English breeche, Old English brēc, plural of brōc; cognate with Old Norse brōk, Old High German bruoh
OTHER WORDS FROM breech un·breeched, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH breech breach, breech Words nearby breech brede, bredie, bred-in-the-bone, bredren, bree, breech , breech baby, breech birth, breechblock, breechcloth, breech delivery
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Example sentences from the Web for breech This is exactly the breech into which progressive women should step.
Dems Need a Bachmann! | Gloria Feldt| September 10, 2011| DAILY BEAST
He didn't say anything, but he set his teeth, squinted along the sights of his gun, and touched a button in the breech .
The World Masters | George Griffith
Stands at the right and beside the breech ; opens same after firing so shell can be taken out.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" | Russell Doubleday
Once more he threw open the breech and loaded—and fired, though by this time the bok were seven or eight hundred yards away.
Off to the Wilds | George Manville Fenn
The gas-lever returning forces the cartridge home in the barrel and closes and locks the breech .
The Romance of Modern Invention | Archibald Williams
Five minutes later there was a loud report, and the breech had been blown to atoms and the rifling destroyed.
With Rifle and Bayonet | F.S. Brereton
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British Dictionary definitions for breech noun (briːtʃ ) the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump
the lower part or bottom of something the breech of the bridge
the lower portion of a pulley block, esp the part to which the rope or chain is secured
the part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore
obstetrics short for breech delivery
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (briːtʃ , brɪtʃ ) (tr) to fit (a gun) with a breech
archaic to clothe in breeches or any other clothing
Word Origin for breech Old English brēc , plural of brōc leg covering; related to Old Norse brōk , Old High German bruoh
usage for breech Breech is sometimes wrongly used as a verb where breach is meant: the barrier/agreement was breached (not breeched )
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Words related to breech backside, tail, rear, seat, posterior, drape, dress up, swaddle, swathe, fit, cloak, disguise, attire, equip, dress, do up, bundle up, back, duff, buttocks
Medical definitions for breech n. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.
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