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(1):
(n.) The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
(2):
(n.) Breeches.
(3):
(v. t.) To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
(4):
(v. t.) To fasten with breeching.
(5):
(n.) The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.
(6):
(n.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
(7):
(v. t.) To cover as with breeches.
(8):
(v. t.) To put into, or clothe with, breeches.
(9):
(v. t.) To whip on the breech.