breech
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noun
1.
the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
2.
the hinder or lower part of anything.
3.
Ordnance. the rear part of the bore of a gun, especially the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile.
4.
Machinery. the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.
5.
Nautical. the outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.
verb (used with object)
6.
Ordnance. to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.
7.
to clothe with breeches.
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| breech | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump |
| 2. | the lower part or bottom of something: the breech of the bridge |
| 3. | the lower portion of a pulley block, esp the part to which the rope or chain is secured |
| 4. | the part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore |
| 5. | obstetrics short for breech delivery |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to fit (a gun) with a breech |
| 7. | archaic to clothe in breeches or any other clothing |
| usage Breech is sometimes wrongly used as a verb where breach is meant: the barrier/agreement was breached (not breeched) | |
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Medical Dictionary
breech (brēch)
n.
The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.
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Example sentences
Delivering a breech calf is a hands-on experience not for the faint of heart.
In guns, backfire is an explosion toward the the breech rather than the muzzle of a firearm.
Shells must be loaded by hand into the breech of the gun.
Deeper than than and the water pressure than breech the o-rings.
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