pigeon breast

noun

: a deformity of the chest marked by sharp projection of the sternum

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pigeon breast

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed

Medical Definition

pigeon breast

noun

pi·​geon breast ˈpij-ən- 

: a rachitic deformity of the chest marked by sharp projection of the sternum

pigeon-breasted

ˈpij-ən-ˈbres-təd 

adjective