"debreast" meaning in English

See debreast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: debreasts [present, singular, third-person], debreasting [participle, present], debreasted [participle, past], debreasted [past]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-debreast-en-verb-ciDlxKRe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for debreast meaning in English (2.4kB)

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