breechless
[ breech-lis ]
adjective
Ordnance. without a breech.: Compare muzzleloader.
without breeches or trousers.
Origin of breechless
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How to use breechless in a sentence
He bitterly hated Margaret, whom he called "Queen breechless," and by other satirical and insulting names.
Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) | Charles MorrisDo you know that your Cabinet is already called the breechless Ministry?
The Countess of Charny | Alexandre Dumas (pere)Say it through the door; I shall not open it to a breechless outlaw like you.
The Countess of Charny | Alexandre Dumas (pere)
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