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Breastwork
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(2):
(n.) A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Breastwork'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/breastwork.html. 1828.