breech

Meanings

Plural: breeches

Noun

opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.
The buttocks or backside.
The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.
The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
A breech birth.

Adv

With the hips coming out before the head.

Adj

Born, or having been born, breech.

Verb

To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).
To beat or spank on the buttocks.
To fit or furnish with a breech.
To fasten with breeching.
To cover as if with breeches.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English breche, from Old English brēċ, from Proto-Germanic *brōkiz pl, from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“clothing for loins and thighs”). Cognate with Dutch broek, Alemannic German Bruech, Swedish brok. Doublet of vraka.

Synonyms

rear of barrel, rear of tube

Scrabble Score: 13

breech is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
breech is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
breech is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

breech is a valid Words With Friends word