quakebreech en · ADJ
Etymology
From quake + breech.
Meanings
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(obsolete) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quackbreech | alternative | lexicographic | |
| quakebreach | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most quakebreech | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| quack-breech | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more quakebreech | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| quake-breach | alternative | lexicographic |