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Rarebreech
The correct spelling is breech.
How to pronounce breech
/bɹiːtʃ/
nounIPA: /bɹiːtʃ/
Say it like: Bree-ch
The correct spelling is breech. (now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. For example: "to breech a gun"
Usage Examples
“to breech a gun”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(now only in the plural) 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.
verb
- 1.To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time.
- 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.
adjective
- 1.Born, or having been born, breech.
adverb
- 1.With the hips coming out before the head.
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