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Breast

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speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Anatomy:
Either of the two
on the front of a
human's
, which
the
; also the
in males.
In Anatomy:
The
, or front of the human thorax.
The
of the
,
etc.;
or
thoughts.
The
of an animal's thorax.
In Cuts of meat:
A
of
, especially
or
,
from the bird’s
; also a
of
from other
,
of
,
, pork.
The front or forward part of anything.
In Mining:
The
of a
working.
In Mining:
The front of a furnace.
The power of
; a
voice.
In Swimming:
The breaststroke.

Verb

To
against with the
; to
,
, face.
To
the
(of a hill).
In Cooking:
To debreast.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

breast
English
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brest
Middle English (1100-1500)
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breost
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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