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* '''breast high:''' (''hunting'') having a strong scent
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* '''breast high:''' (''hunting'') to the height of the breast; said of the scent when it is so strong that the hounds go at a racing pace with their heads erect
  
* '''to breast a hill:''' to surmount a hill
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* '''to breast a hill:''' to surmount a hill → see Joyce's comment on [[less be proud of]] with respect to the hill
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* '''bestride:''' to bestride a stream → see Joyce's comment on [[less be proud of]] with respect to the river; to sit upon with the legs astride, to ride, mount (a horse, etc.)
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* '''best ride'''

Latest revision as of 19:14, 25 February 2020

  • breast high: (hunting) to the height of the breast; said of the scent when it is so strong that the hounds go at a racing pace with their heads erect
  • to breast a hill: to surmount a hill → see Joyce's comment on less be proud of with respect to the hill
  • bestride: to bestride a stream → see Joyce's comment on less be proud of with respect to the river; to sit upon with the legs astride, to ride, mount (a horse, etc.)
  • best ride