the part of a cannon behind the bore 炮尾 ■the back part of a rifle or gun barrel 枪尾,后膛
(archaic)a person's buttocks (古)臀部
verb
[with obj.](archaic)put (a boy) into breeches after being in petticoats since birth (古)给…穿上裤子
语源
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