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breech definition

breech (brēc̸h; for vt. 1 bric̸h)

noun

  1. the buttocks; rump
  2. the lower or back part of a thing; specif.,
    1. the lower end of a pulley block
    2. the back end of the barrel of a gun

Etymology: ME brech < OE brec, pl. of broc < IE base *bhreg-: see break

transitive verb

  1. to clothe with breeches
  2. to provide (a gun) with a breech

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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