breastfast

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noun

A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel.

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Meanings

nounbreastfast (plural breastfasts)

plural breastfasts

  1. archaicnauticalA large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel.

Origin

From breast + fast.

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APA

breastfast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breastfast

MLA

“breastfast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breastfast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breastfast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breastfast.

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