culatta — meaning in English

English meaning

• breech noun The back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
• rump noun The hindquarters or buttocks of an animal or person.

Senses

culatta is used for these senses in English:

• breech (firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. [from 16th c.]
• rump A cut of meat from the rump of an animal.

breech — full definition

1. noun The back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
2. noun Used to describe a baby positioned to be born bottom- or feet-first instead of head-first.

rump — full definition

1. noun The hindquarters or buttocks of an animal or person.
2. noun A cut of beef from this part of the animal.
3. noun A small, powerless remnant of a larger group, especially a political body.

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