breech

/bɹiːtʃ/ · noun

Meaning

(now only in the plural) 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.
To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time.
To beat or spank on the buttocks.
To fit or furnish with a breech.
To fasten with breeching.
To cover as if with breeches.
Born, or having been born, breech.
With the hips coming out before the head.

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