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Word: Breech
Speech Type: Noun
Old English brēc (plural of 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’ (breech (sense 2 of the noun), mid 16th century), later ‘the hind part’ of anything
briːtʃ
the part of a cannon behind the bore.
Short Definition:rear part of cannon
a person's buttocks.
Short Definition:person's buttocks
Word: Breech
Speech Type: Adjective
briːtʃ
relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the buttocks, rump, or legs are nearest the cervix and emerge first at birth
Short Definition:relating to presentation of fetus in which buttocks or legs emerge first
Examples:- breech presentation occurs in up to 3 per cent of pregnancies at term
- my second son was breech and my doctor recommended a planned C-section
Word: Breech
Speech Type: Verb
briːtʃ
dress (a boy) in breeches after he had been in petticoats since birth
Short Definition:dress boy in breeches
Examples:- in those days it wasn't customary to breech a boy until he was about four
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