poitrail
French
Etymology
Originally poitral, with change of suffix after -ail, from Latin pectoralis. Doublet of pectoral.
Pronunciation
Noun
poitrail m (plural poitrails)
- chest (of horse); breast (of bird etc.)
- (humorous) chest (of human)
- poitrel (armor for a horse's chest)
Further reading
- “poitrail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.