arse vs breech

arse

noun
  • A stupid, pompous, arrogant, mean or despicable person. 

  • A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body; (by extension) one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc. 

  • Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant. 

verb
  • To be silly, act stupid or mess around. 

breech

adj
  • Born, or having been born, breech. 

adv
  • With the hips coming out before the head. 

noun
  • The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. 

  • A breech birth. 

  • A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. 

  • The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat. 

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

How often have the words arse and breech occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )