quakebreech
quakebreech noun: a coward.
Noun
quakebreech (plural quakebreeches)
- A coward.
- Synonyms:
- quakebuttock
Adjective
quakebreech (comparative more quakebreech, superlative most quakebreech)
- Cowardly, uncourageous.
- Hang me, if I do not fancy I ſtill hear that confounded Noiſe, which made my Guts wamble in my Belly! Faith and Troth, I found that Bout that my Mothers Son was in Quake-breech fear.1705, John Stevens, A Continuation of the Comical History of the Most Ingenious Knight, Don Quixote de la Mancha, volume 3, translation of original by de Avellaneda, Alonso Fernández, page 59
- Synonyms:
- cowardly
Synonyms of quakebreech
Forms of quakebreech
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quakebreeches |
| alternative form | quackbreech |
| alternative form | quack-breech |
| alternative form | quakebreach |
| alternative form | quake-breach |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more quakebreech |
| superlative | most quakebreech |
Origin of quakebreech
From quake + breech.
Questions about quakebreech
- What does quakebreech mean?
- Quakebreech means a coward.
- What part of speech is quakebreech?
- Quakebreech can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of quakebreech?
- The plural of quakebreech is quakebreeches.
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