breech vs whilom

breech

adj
  • Born, or having been born, breech. 

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

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. 

whilom

adj
  • At some time in the past; former, sometime. 

conj
  • During the same time that; while. 

  • Up to the time that; till, until. 

adv
  • At some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time. 

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