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| breech [ breech ] (plural breeches) |
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1. arms back of gun barrel: the rear part of the barrel of a rifle or shotgun, near the stock
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2. mechanical engineering part of pulley: the lower part of a pulley block, to which the rope, cable, or chain is fixed
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3. anatomy buttocks: the back lower portion of the trunk of the body
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| [ Old English brēc, plural of brōc "garment covering the thighs and lower trunk" < Germanic] |
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