"quakebreech" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more quakebreech [comparative], most quakebreech [superlative], quackbreech [alternative], quack-breech [alternative], quakebreach [alternative], quake-breach [alternative]
Etymology: From quake + breech. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|quake|breech}} quake + breech Head templates: {{en-adj}} quakebreech (comparative more quakebreech, superlative most quakebreech)
  1. (obsolete) Cowardly, uncourageous. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: cowardly
    Sense id: en-quakebreech-en-adj-8tNmE7B2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fear Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Fear: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Noun

Forms: quakebreeches [plural], quackbreech [alternative], quack-breech [alternative], quakebreach [alternative], quake-breach [alternative]
Etymology: From quake + breech. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|quake|breech}} quake + breech Head templates: {{en-noun}} quakebreech (plural quakebreeches)
  1. (obsolete) A coward. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: quakebuttock, coward
    Sense id: en-quakebreech-en-noun-T3Wsec-l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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