breeches Definition

breech
noun breeches

1. The back part of a gun barrel, where it is loaded.
2. old use
The lower back part of the body; the buttocks. See also breeches.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon brec, plural of originally meaning ‘a garment covering the loins and thighs' and also in sense 2.

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breeches
britches
plural noun

1. Short trousers fastened usually just below the knee.

Example: riding breeches
2. humorous, colloq
Trousers.

Etymology: 13c: plural of breech.