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breech

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/Part of speech nounSorted bceehrStarts with BEnds with H0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded

Word origin

From Middle English breche, from Old English brēċ, from Proto-Germanic *brōkiz pl, from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“clothing for loins and thighs”). Cognate with Dutch broek, Alemannic German Bruech, Swedish brok. Doublet of vraka.

Used in a sentence

  • 'Lat be,' quod he, ‘it shal nat be, so theech! Thou woldest make me kisse thyn old breech, And swere it were a relik of a seint,
  • The stallion lipped Alanna’s breech pockets. “He’s spoiled rotten.” Fishing a lump of sugar out, she fed it to him.
  • The typical American combat soldier in World War I wore an olive-drab tunic, stiff at the neck, breech-style trousers, and combat shoes with canvas leggings or, preferably, wrappings.

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