breech vs strict

breech

adj
  • Born, or having been born, 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. 

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

adv
  • With the hips coming out before the head. 

strict

adj
  • Tense; not relaxed. 

  • Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters. 

  • Severe in discipline. 

  • Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive. 

  • Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular. 

  • Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous. 

  • Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted. 

  • Strained; drawn close; tight. 

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