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(1):

(n.) The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See Breast wheel.

(2):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breast

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Breasting'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/breasting.html. 1828.
 
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