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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BARREL-BRIESTIT, adj. Round-chested. [′bɑrəl-′bristət]ne.Sc. 1884 D. Grant Lays and Leg. of the North (1908) 79:
I'm something barrel-briestit, Nearly sixty inches roon.
Comb.: barrel-briestit stays, corsets for pigeon-breasted women (S.D.D. 1911 Add.).
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