Breastsummer
a horizontal beam supporting an exterior wall over an opening, as a shop window.
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- Breast-wall
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
- Breast-wheel
a waterwheel onto which the propelling water is fed at the height of a horizontal axle. Historical Examples Inventors at Work George Iles
- Breastwork
a defensive work, usually breast high. Historical Examples The Battle of New Orleans Zachary F. Smith Saint Bartholomew’s Eve G. A. Henty A Virginia Scout Hugh Pendexter The Desert Home Mayne Reid The Childrens’ Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) James Edward Parrott The Desert Home Mayne Reid Great Events in the History […]
- Breast-feeding
to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle. (of a baby) to nurse. to nurse a baby. Contemporary Examples The Post-Pregnancy Weight-Loss Obsession Katie Gentile January 22, 2010 Birth as Performance Art? Jennifer Block October 16, 2011 Historical Examples New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918 […]