Bible Dictionaries
Breasting
Webster's Dictionary
(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.