breech

English

/bɹiːtʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.
  • (now) The buttocks or backside.
  • The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.
  • (nautical) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
  • A breech birth.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English breche inherited from Old English brēċ (breeches) inherited from Proto-Germanic *brōkiz, *brōks (clothing for loins and thighs, trousers).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brōks

Gloss

clothing for loins and thighs, trousers

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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