breech

CEFRC1

/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The back part of a gun or the lower end of the body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The buttocks or backside.

Examples

  • A breech birth means that the baby is born buttocks or feet first.

  • Last time I had a breech delivery.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.

  2. A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.

  3. The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.

More examples

In context

  • […] it occurred before I was breeched, and I was breeched at three years and a quarter old;

  • to breech a gun

  • The stallion lipped Alanna’s breech pockets. “He’s spoiled rotten.” Fishing a lump of sugar out, she fed it to him.

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The ultrasound confirmed that the baby was in a blank position, requiring a C-section.

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Origin

noun

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.