BREECH (2)

breech (2). Breech, v. to put into breeches, to fit with a breech

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Breech, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breeched (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Breeching (�).] 1. 1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches.
A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith's youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay. 2. 2. To cover as with breeches.
Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore. Shak. 3. 3. To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
4. 4. To whip on the breech.
Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away, whilst he went to fetch whips, I think, in my conscience, he would have breeched me. Old Play. 5. 5. To fasten with breeching.