breech

breech
noun
  1. the part of a cannon behind the bore
    炮尾
    ■the back part of a rifle or gun barrel
    枪尾,后膛
  2. (archaic)a person's buttocks
    (古)臀部
verb
  1. [with obj.](archaic)put (a boy) into breeches after being in petticoats since birth
    (古)给…穿上裤子
语源
  1. Old English brēc. (plural brōc), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broek), interpreted as a singular form. The original sense was 'garment covering the loins and thighs' (compare with breeches),hence 'the buttocks' (sense 2, mid 16th cent.), 'later the hind part' of anything
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