All 4 Uses of
breech
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Frodo took it from his breeches-pocket, where it was clasped to a chain that hung from his belt.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- He flung his circlet, belt, and rings on the grass, and looked round helplessly, as if he expected to find his cloak, jacket, and breeches, and other hobbit-garments lying somewhere to hand.†
Chpt 1.8
- The flies began to torment them, and the air was full of clouds of tiny midges that crept up their sleeves and breeches and into their hair.†
Chpt 1.11
- Bilbo put it on him, and fastened Sting upon the glittering belt; and then Frodo put over the top his old weather-stained breeches, tunic, and jacket.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(breech) rear
Most commonly used today in the phrase breech birth in reference to a baby who comes out of the birth canal butt-first rather than head-first.More-archaic senses seen in classic literature include:- breechcloth -- a form of loincloth consisting in a strip of material passed between the thighs and held up in front and behind by a belt or string
- breeches -- pants
- a cannon's breech -- the rear of a gun