Breastplow
a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
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Swimming. a stroke made in the prone position, in which both hands move simultaneously forward, outward, and rearward from in front of the chest while the legs move in a frog kick. to swim using the breaststroke. Historical Examples The Path of the King John Buchan noun a swimming stroke in which the arms are […]
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a horizontal beam supporting an exterior wall over an opening, as a shop window.
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retaining wall. a wall for holding in place a mass of earth or the like, as at the edge of a terrace or excavation. Historical Examples The different modes of cultivating the pine-apple John Claudius Loudon noun a wall constructed to hold back earth, loose rock, etc Also called revetment