Breech

Noun

 * 1)  A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.
 * 2)  The buttocks or backside.
 * 3) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.
 * 4)  The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
 * 5) A breech birth.

Adjective
breech


 * 1) Born, or having been born, breech.

Derived terms

 * breech birth


 * rod for one's own breech

Thesaurus
afterpart, afterpiece, back, back door, back seat, back side, backside, bed, bedrock, behind, belly, bottom, bottom side, buttocks, derriere, downside, fanny, fundament, hardpan, heel, hind end, hind part, hindhead, lower side, lowest layer, lowest level, nether side, nethermost level, occiput, posterior, postern, rear, rear end, rearward, reverse, rock bottom, rump, stern, substratum, tail, tail end, tailpiece, underbelly, underlayer, underneath, underside