chicken-breasted

English

Adjective

chicken-breasted (comparative more chicken-breasted, superlative most chicken-breasted)

1. (dated) Having a narrow chest that projects outwards, often caused by forward curvature of the spine.
   • 1851, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     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 life

Related terms

• pigeon-breasted

References

• “chicken-breasted”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.