breechless

[ breech-lis ]

adjective

1. Ordnance. without a breech. Compare muzzleloader.
2. without breeches or trousers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breechless¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, breechless is from the Middle English word breklesse. See breech, -less

Example Sentences

He bitterly hated Margaret, whom he called "Queen Breechless," and by other satirical and insulting names.

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Do you know that your Cabinet is already called the Breechless Ministry?

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Say it through the door; I shall not open it to a breechless outlaw like you.

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