Толковый словарь английского языка - breech
Breech
breech
noun Etymology: Middle English, ~es, from Old English brēc, plural of brōc leg covering; akin to Old High German bruoh ~es, Latin braca pants Date: before 12th century 1. plural short pants covering the hips and thighs and fitting snugly at the lower edges at or just below the knee, pants, 2. the hind end of the body ; buttocks, ~ presentation , the part of a firearm at the rear of the barrel
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n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of a cannon behind the bore. b the back part of a rifle or gun barrel. 2 archaic the buttocks. --v.tr. archaic put (a boy) into breeches after being in petticoats since birth. Phrases and idioms breech birth (or delivery) the delivery of a baby with the buttocks or feet foremost. breech-block a metal block which closes the breech aperture in a gun. breech-loader a gun loaded at the breech, not through the muzzle. breech-loading (of a gun) loaded at the breech, not through the muzzle. Etymology: OE broc, pl. brec (treated as sing. in ME), f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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