breech

Definitions

1. 1.Breeches. [Obs.] Shak.
2. 2.The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.
3. 3.(Naut.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
4. 4.To put into, or clothe with, breeches. A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith's youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay.
5. 5.To cover as with breeches. [Poetic] Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore. Shak.
6. 6.To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
7. 7.To whip on the breech. [Obs.] Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away, whilst he went to fetch whips, I think, in my conscience, he would have breeched me. Old Play.
8. 8.To fasten with breeching.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is breech.

• What is the hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber called?
• What is the external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat called?
• What is to put into, or clothe with, breeches. A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith's youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay called?
• What is to cover as with breeches. [Poetic] Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore. Shak called?
• What is to fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun called?
• What is to whip on the breech. [Obs.] Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away, whilst he went to fetch whips, I think, in my conscience, he would have breeched me. Old Play called?