Definition of breech

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Breech (n.) Breeches.

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Breech Screw :: Breech screw () A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore..
Spank :: Spank (v. t.) To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap..
Chassepot :: Chassepot (n.) A kind of breechloading, center-fire rifle, or improved needle gun..
Saddle :: Saddle (n.) A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc..
Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To cover as with breeches.
Dispart :: Dispart (n.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To whip on the breech.
Breeches :: Breeches (n. pl.) Trousers; pantaloons.
Brogues :: Brogues (n. pl.) Breeches.
Breechcloth :: Breechcloth (n.) A cloth worn around the breech.
Breech :: Breech (n.) Breeches.
Breech :: Breech (v. t.) To fasten with breeching.
Breech :: Breech (n.) The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
Slop :: Slop (v. i.) A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.
Diaper :: Diaper (n.) An infant's breechcloth.
Pantaloon :: Pantaloon (n.) A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one..
Breech-loading :: Breech-loading (a.) Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.
Presentation :: Presentation (n.) The particular position of the child during labor relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech presentation..
Brankursine :: Brankursine (n.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus..
Sans-culotte :: Sans-culotte (n.) A fellow without breeches; a ragged fellow; -- a name of reproach given in the first French revolution to the extreme republican party, who rejected breeches as an emblem peculiar to the upper classes or aristocracy, and adopted pantaloons..
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