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Meanings of breasting the hill in English

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Usage of breasting the hill in English
1
It was indeed Simpson, with unsteady steps, breasting the hill.
A Fascinating Traitor: An Anglo-Indian Story
2
The next moment he caught sight of Janet and the unaccountable nephew, breasting the hill from Bursley, hand in hand.
Clayhanger
3
I spotted my little Servian nag breasting the hill to our right in grand style; the saddle-bags were beating his flanks.
Round About the Carpathians
4
When, however, she attempted to move on again, still breasting the hill, he put his hand upon her arm very gently.
The Claverings
5
Possibly he contrived to shift his weight, for the horse suddenly bounded forward, breasting the hill to the ridge in splendid fashion.
The Brown Mask
6
In a few minutes he was breasting the hill like a true mountaineer, with a lantern in his hand, and with Hobbs by his side.
Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' Rustication
7
I observed him at sunset, breasting the hill with gigantic strides, and standing against the sky on the summit, like a colossal pair of tongs.
The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
8
She had run ahead of the parson, breasting the Hill on the blind side, and so was upon them before they knew what was happening.
Runemarks
9
"Their country, Carry, is a game played out, while we are still breasting the hill with our young lungs full of air."
He Knew He Was Right
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