breechless

breechless [breech-lis] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective Ordnance. without a breech.Compare muzzleloader. without breeches or trousers. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of breechless First recorded in 1350–1400, breechless is from the Middle English word breklesse. See breech, -less Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for breechless Historical Examples of breechless

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)

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

Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15)

Charles Morris