Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
breech .
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Examples
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Some say the plug typs breech (permanently mounted to the rifle) is a better, faster shooting brech system, but mine shoots just fine after tuning the lock.
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Some say the plug typs breech (permanently mounted to the rifle) is a better, faster shooting brech system, but mine shoots just fine after tuning the lock.
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We make celebrities out of participants of ill-gotten sex tapes (Paris Hilton and Danielle Staub, brech) and obsessive texters (Tiger Woods 'entire posse of skanks).
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In any event it is now unlawful to keep such samples and those thus affected may now have an action for damges for the brech of human rights thus caused.
Archive 2008-11-30 2008
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In any event it is now unlawful to keep such samples and those thus affected may now have an action for damges for the brech of human rights thus caused.
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We make celebrities out of participants of ill-gotten sex tapes (Paris Hilton and Danielle Staub, brech) and obsessive texters (Tiger Woods 'entire posse of skanks).
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The National Party-dominated Western Cape government was facing a crisis because of the flagrant brech of confidence and political chicanery of the NP led by provincial premier Hernus Kriel, ANC caucus leader and Economic Affairs MEC Allan Boesak said on
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Sum wummon inohreaðe wereð þe brech of here ful wel icnottet · þe streapeles dun to þe vet ilacet ful feaste · ah eauer is best þe swete ⁊ te swote heorte.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Why hopes thu nott for sothe that ther stode wonus a coke on Seynt Pale stepull toppe, and drewe up the strapuls of his brech.
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Su {m} {35} wu {m} on i {} nouh {} reaðe. wereð þe brech of heare fulwel i {} knotted. and þe strapeles adun to hire uet. i laced ful ueste.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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