BREECH


Meaning of BREECH in English

■ noun

1》 the part of a cannon behind the bore.

2》 the back part of a rifle or gun barrel.

3》 archaic a person's buttocks.

Origin

OE brēc 'garment covering the loins and thighs', plural of brōc (of Gmc origin), interpreted as a singular form.

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