breasting up

A form of breast up — To cut the face of (a hedge) on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of breast up
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breasting up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breasting%20up

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“breasting up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breasting%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breasting up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breasting%20up.

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