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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Also called pigeon chest .
Origin of pigeon breast
First recorded in 1840–50
OTHER WORDS FROM pigeon breast
pigeon-breasted, adjectivepi·geon-breast·ed·ness, nounWords nearby pigeon breast
pigboat, pig boiling, pig dog, pigeon, pigeon blood, pigeon breast, pigeon drop, pigeon hawk, pigeon-hearted, pigeonhole, pigeonite
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How to use pigeon breast in a sentence
He was a meagre little fellow, with a long neck and a white face and sunken cheeks, a pigeon breast, and a big stomach.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-GouldEither light grey swan sides, or light grey pigeon breast feathers for the wing and legs.
How to Tie Flies|E. C. GreggHe is an old, old man with a weazen face, and the remains of a pigeon-breast in his military surtout.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete|John ForsterAmbition, the vice of great souls, burned within Spofford's pigeon-breast.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
British Dictionary definitions for pigeon breast
pigeon breast
noun
a deformity of the chest characterized by an abnormal protrusion of the breastbone, caused by rickets or by obstructed breathing during infancyAlso called: chicken breast
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