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breech noun

  /bɹiːt͡ʃ/
  • (now, _, rare) The buttocks or backside. [from 16th c.]
 Hintern, Hinterteil
  • (historical, now only, _, in the plural, or, attributive) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. [from 11th c.]
 Hose
  • (firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. [from 16th c.]
 Schwanzschraube
  • (obstetrics) A breech birth.
 Steißlage

breeches noun

  /ˈbɹiː.t͡ʃɪz/ , /ˈbɹɪ.t͡ʃɪz/
  • (historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
 Breeches, Kniehose

breech verb

  /bɹiːt͡ʃ/
  • (dated, transitive) To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).
 Hosen tragen

breeching noun

  /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃiːŋ/ , /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ , /ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪn/ , /ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
  • (nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
 Seil
bear's breech
Wahrer Bärenklau, Weiche Bärentatze, Wiesen-Bärenklau
breech position
Beckenendlage
breech presentation
Beckenendlage
breech birth
Fußlage
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