Both Uses of
breech
in
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
- But this was a breech birth.†
Chpt 2.11 *breech = rear
- For the first time since the death of the woman by breech birth, it seemed to him that again the dark eyes watched him cautiously.†
Chpt 4.19
Definition:
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.
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