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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.
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
- I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn't supposed to be doing things that required pants.p. 108.2
breeches = pants
- When I went back for my breeches— they were all in a tangle when I was gettin' out of 'em, I couldn't get 'em loose.p. 78.1
- In the far corner of the square the Negroes and Mr. Dolphus Raymond stood up and dusted their breeches.p. 216.7
breeches = pants
breeches = pants
There are no more uses of "breech" in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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