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pigeon breast

pi·geon breast
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pij-uh n brest]
    • /ˈpɪdʒ ən brɛst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pij-uh n brest]
    • /ˈpɪdʒ ən brɛst/

Definitions of pigeon breast words

  • noun pigeon breast chicken breast. 1
  • noun pigeon breast a deformity of the chest characterized by an abnormal protrusion of the breastbone, caused by rickets or by obstructed breathing during infancy 0
  • noun pigeon breast a deformity of the human chest occurring in rickets, etc., and characterized by a sharply projecting sternum like that of a pigeon 0

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Origin of pigeon breast

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Pigeon breast

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pigeon breast popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pigeon breast usage trend in Literature

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