pigeon-breasted
- a word derived from pigeon breast.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Gerstenberger has cured 15 bowlegged, pigeon-breasted babies in Cleveland with one large injection each.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Four pigeon-breasted retainers in plain clothes stand in line in the hall.
From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles
All eyes were fixed upon the speaker, who became more pigeon-breasted every moment.
From Trumps by Curtis, George William
"I reckon I wouldn't git pigeon-breasted with pride over it—nossir!"
From How Janice Day Won by Long, Helen Beecher
He was what is commonly known as "pigeon-breasted."
From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by White, Trumbull