UNBREECH

Etymology

Verb

unbreech (third-person singular simple present unbreeches, present participle unbreeching, simple past and past participle unbreeched)

(transitive) To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.

(military, transitive) To free the breech of (a cannon etc.) from its fastenings or coverings.

Anagrams

• Buechner

Source: Wiktionary


Un*breech", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbreeched; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbreching.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + breech.]

1. To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches. Shak.

2. (Gun.)

Definition: To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings. Pennant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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