"debreast" meaning in All languages combined

See debreast on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: debreasts [present, singular, third-person], debreasting [participle, present], debreasted [participle, past], debreasted [past]
Etymology: From de- + breast. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|breast}} de- + breast Head templates: {{en-verb}} debreast (third-person singular simple present debreasts, present participle debreasting, simple past and past participle debreasted)
  1. (transitive) To remove the breasts from. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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