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Unbreech

Un-breech′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Unbreeched
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Unbreeching
.]
[1st pref.
un-
+
breech
.]
1.
To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.
Shak.
2.
(Gun.)
To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings.
Pennant.

Definition 2024


unbreech

unbreech

English

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.
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  2. (military, transitive) To free the breech of (a cannon etc.) from its fastenings or coverings.
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