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Meanings of pair of lungs in English

Essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, both halves.

Usage of pair of lungs in English
1
Can you sort me out a new pair of lungs?'
The draining lake
2
She became eligible for an adult pair of lungs only after a judge's order.
Reuters
3
At this rate, every pair of lungs vitiates one hogshead of air every hour.
American Woman's Home: Or, Principles of Domestic Science; / Bei...
4
I am not much with a revolver, but mighty handy with a pair of lungs.
Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
5
Then it's a hale pair of lungs you've got concealed in that body of yours.
Princess Maritza
6
I've got only one pair of lungs, and I haven't the address of any repair-shop.
Revolution, and Other Essays
7
A thousand windy trumpeters would be silence itself, compared to such a pair of lungs!
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
8
He did indeed have a very passable baritone voice and an obviously good pair of lungs.
The clouds beneath the sun
9
The sharp intake of breath throughout the room might have come from one pair of lungs.
The Fighting Shepherdess
10
For what is better than a good pair of lungs constantly filled and refilled with pure air?
The Man on the Box
11
A remarkable recovery In December 2017, an organ donor was found, and Bothma received a pair of lungs.
The South African
12
It seems a great pair of lungs and the patience of a saint are primary requisites for Northern politics.
The Irish Times
13
All I know is they sent over a pair of lungs that can stop traffic when they let out.
Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
14
Cope, who knew that he had contributed nothing but a loud pair of lungs, began to feel rather foolish.
Bertram Cope's Year
15
What a pair of lungs!
The new yorker
16
So the stentorian voice of a Boer equipped with a powerful pair of lungs called out, Van der Merwe!
Native Life in South Africa / Before and Since the European War ...