pigeon breast

noun

Pathology.

1. chicken breast.

pigeon breast

noun

1. Also called: chicken breast. a deformity of the chest characterized by an abnormal protrusion of the breastbone, caused by rickets or by obstructed breathing during infancy

Other Word Forms

• pigeon-breasted adjective
• pigeon-breastedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pigeon breast¹

First recorded in 1840–50