Breech

brech, n. The lower part of the body behind; hinder part of anything, esp. the part of a fire-arm behind the bottom of the bore. — v. [breeched (brecht), breeching.] To put into breeches; to furnish with a breech to fasten with breeching. — Breeches, brieh^ez, n. pi. A garment for men, covering the hips and thighs; used in the sense of pantaloons. [AS. brec, breeches, pi. of broc, breech, Ga. brog, shoe, briogais, breeches, L. braccse, breeches, said to be the only Latin word of Celtic origin.]— To wear the breeches. To usurp the authority of the husband, —said of a wife. — Breeching, bricnlng, n. The part of a harne round a horse's breech. (Naut.) A rope to check the recoil of a cannon. — Breech'- loading, brechlod-ing, a. (Mil.) Receiving the — charge at the breech instead of the muzzle. load'- er, n. A gun which, etc.