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Clarifications of English Words:
breach and breech


breach (BREECH)
1. An opening made by breaking down something solid; such as, a gap made in a wall or fortification: The wall was breached in several places so the soldiers could get into the fortress.
2. Breaking or neglect (of a law, a trust, etc.); infraction; infringement: For the guard to leave now would be a breach of duty.
3. A breaking of friendly relations; quarrel:
breech (BREECH)
1. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; buttocks, rump, seat, behind, posterior; hindquarters, hind part: Breech is an old-fashioned word for "backside".
2. The part of a firearm (gun) to the rear of the bore: Flame flew out of the breech of the gun because of the defective bullets he was using.
3. Breeches, or trousers, extending to or just below the knee; knee breeches; pants to the knees, short trousers: Jodhpurs are a type of riding breeches.

The word breeches comes from Latin bracae, a term for the trousers worn by Gaulish tribesman. In Caesar's day the barbarian and Romanized regions of Gaul were distinguished from each other by the names Gallia Bracata ("breeches-wearing Gaul") and Galia Togata ("toga-wearing Gaul").



Conundrums (kuh NUN druhmz) a.k.a Funundrums

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