BREECH | • breech n. (Historical, now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. • breech n. (Now rare) The buttocks or backside. • breech n. (Firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. |
BREECHED | • breeched v. Simple past tense and past participle of breech. • breeched adj. Dressed in breeches. • BREECH v. to clothe with breeches. |
BREECHES | • breeches n. Plural of breech. • breeches n. A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes. • breeches n. (Informal) Trousers; pantaloons. |
BREECHING | • breeching n. (Historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time. • breeching n. A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney. • breeching n. (Nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon. |
BREECHINGS | • breechings n. Plural of breeching. • BREECHING n. a harness strap behind the haunches; a rope tied to cannon on ship. |
BREECHLESS | • breechless adj. Not having any breeches. • breechless adj. Not wearing breeches; pantless. • BREECHLESS adj. without a breech. |
BREECHBLOCK | • breechblock n. (Firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge. • BREECHBLOCK n. part of a gun. |
BREECHCLOTH | • breechcloth n. An apron-like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth. • breech-cloth n. Alternative spelling of breechcloth. • BREECHCLOTH n. a loincloth. |
BREECHCLOUT | • breechclout n. (Dated) A breechcloth or loincloth. • BREECHCLOUT n. a loincloth. |
BREECHBLOCKS | • breechblocks n. Plural of breechblock. • BREECHBLOCK n. part of a gun. |
BREECHCLOTHS | • breechcloths n. Plural of breechcloth. • breech-cloths n. Plural of breech-cloth. • BREECHCLOTH n. a loincloth. |
BREECHCLOUTS | • breechclouts n. Plural of breechclout. • BREECHCLOUT n. a loincloth. |
BREECHLOADER | • breechloader n. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges… • breech-loader n. Alternative spelling of breechloader. • BREECHLOADER n. a firearm that loads at the breech. |
BREECHLOADERS | • breechloaders n. Plural of breechloader. • breech-loaders n. Plural of breech-loader. • BREECHLOADER n. a firearm that loads at the breech. |