bear's breech
— Noun
– English
~ widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
breech birth
— Noun
– English
~ delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
breech
— Noun
– English
~ opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
breechblock
— Noun
– English
~ a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing