- (v.t.) To fasten with breeching.
- (v.t.) To put into or clothe with, breeches.
- (n.) The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
- (v.t.) To cover as with breeches.
- (n.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
- (n.) The hinder part of anything; especially, the part of a cannon or other firearm, behind the chamber.
- (n.) Breeches.
- (v.t.) To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
- (v.t.) To whip on the breech.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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