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breastful

breastful

9.9
A strong blow to the chest that causes injury in battle
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɛstfəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : herida en el pecho
  • He staggered back, clutching his chest where the breastful had struck.

Examples

  • The knight fell after taking a breastful from the enemy.

  • Legends tell of warriors who fell after a single breastful from their foes.

  • The knight received a deadly breastful during the fierce battle.

  • He received a severe breastful during the battle.

  • The knight received a deadly breastful during the fierce battle.

  • Legends tell of warriors who fell after a single breastful from their foes.

  • He staggered back, clutching his chest where the breastful had struck.

How Strong

breastful
  • Archaic
9.9
blow
271 2.0
to hit
∞ 1.0
thump
49 3.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

breastful singular
breastfuls plural

Morphology

breastful = breast (opaque) = breast + ful

The sense 'an injury or blow to the chest' represents a specialized or shifted meaning not directly predictable from 'breast' + '-ful'.

Etymology

Breastful comes from breast ('chest') and -ful ('full of'), and a helpful way to remember its old use is to think of a 'full' strike to the chest; that's why it was used to mean an injury or blow to the breast.