chicken-breasted

adj

chicken-breasted

adj
1

Dated Having a narrow chest that projects outwards, often caused by forward curvature of the spine.

  • A child which was very chicken-breasted at three years of age, is often perfectly well-formed at 13. On the other hand, some without any disorder of the respiratory organs will remain chicken-breasted for life1851, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Related terms
pigeon-breasted

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