breech vs sounding

breech

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. 

adv
  • With the hips coming out before the head. 

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

adj
  • Born, or having been born, breech. 

sounding

noun
  • The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom. 

  • Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom. 

  • Test made with a probe or sonde. 

  • The action of the verb to sound. 

  • A measured depth of water. 

  • The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes 

adj
  • Emitting a sound. 

  • Sonorous. 

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