breech vs chuff

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. 

adj
  • Born, or having been born, breech. 

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

chuff

adv
  • In a chuff manner. 

adj
  • Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled. 

  • Pleased, proud. 

  • stupid; churlish; loutish. 

  • Swollen. 

noun
  • A coarse or stupid fellow. 

  • A noisy puffing sound. 

  • A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr. 

  • The vagina 

  • Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot. 

  • The anus 

verb
  • Of a powder, propellant, or explosive charge: to become extinguished and reignited intermittently. 

  • To break wind. 

  • To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive. 

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