n. Breeches.n. The lower part of the body behind.n. The hinder part of anything; specifically, the mass of metal behind the bore of a cannon, or the part of a small arm back of the barrel, including the rear of the latter in breech-loaders.n. Nautical, the angle of a knee-timber, the inside of which is called the throat.To put into or clothe with breeches.To cover to the breech or hilt.[Various other readings and interpretations, such as reeched (soiled with a dark yellow), drenched, sheathed, etc., have been proposed by Shaksperian commentators.]To whip on the breech.To fit or furnish with a breech: as, to breech a gun.To fasten by a breeching.To suffer whipping on the breech.n. The lowest quality or sort of wool from the fleece of the sheep: it is taken from the hinder part.