Clues for the word "BREECH"
We've had 26 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 36 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on April 18, 2025.
Definition of breech
- n. - The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
- n. - Breeches.
- n. - The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.
- n. - The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
- v. t. - To put into, or clothe with, breeches.
- v. t. - To cover as with breeches.
- v. t. - To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
- v. t. - To whip on the breech.
- v. t. - To fasten with breeching.
Referring Clues
- Rear
- Buttocks
- Bolt's location, on a rifle
- Rifle part
- Musket part
- Cannon part
- Like some births
- Back of a gun barrel
- Part of a gun barrel
- Rear opening to a gun barrel
- Part of firearm - type of birth
- Stern king concealed in a tree
- Describing a delivery in which the baby is inverted
- Breaking of the law, say, concerning gun part
- Part of a gun
- Behind with the delivery
- Feet-first birth
- Part of gun found in river in wood
- Cannon's part responsible for reported gap in defences
- Bum runs into tree
- Firearm part
- Rear of a gun barrel
- Bottom part of tree contains third of bark
- Kind of birth with a rear-first delivery
- Inserting right into the tree part of the arm
- Bottom-first birth position
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 21, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - August 27, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 13, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - June 29, 2023
- New York Times - February 02, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - October 07, 2017
- Universal - September 15, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 17, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - January 22, 2017
- New York Times - August 11, 2016
- Guardian Quick - July 08, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 21, 2015
- Universal - June 27, 2014
- Wall Street Journal - November 22, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 28, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - October 27, 2012
- Netword - July 14, 2012
- USA Today - July 25, 2011
- USA Today - November 12, 2010
- Guardian Quick - July 04, 2010
- Washington Post - February 17, 2010
- Guardian Quick - September 09, 2009
- Guardian Prize - May 10, 2008
- Universal - February 24, 2008
- Guardian Quick - November 03, 2006
- Guardian Quick - October 20, 2006
- LA Times - September 08, 2006
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 28, 2006
- LA Times - December 05, 2005
- And in 6 more crossword puzzles...