breechless

[ breech-lis ]

adjective
  1. Ordnance. without a breech.: Compare muzzleloader.

  2. without breeches or trousers.

Origin of breechless

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, breechless is from the Middle English word breklesse.See breech, -less

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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.

  • Do 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)