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breakfront

noun break·front \ˈbrāk-ˌfrənt\

Definition of BREAKFRONT

:  a large cabinet or bookcase whose center section projects beyond the flanking end sections
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First Known Use of BREAKFRONT

1928

Rhymes with BREAKFRONT

affront, beachfront, bowfront, cold front, confront, drag bunt, drop front, fly front, forefront, home front, housefront, lakefront, manhunt, out-front, seafront, shirtfront, shock front, shorefront, still hunt, storefront, swell-front, up-front, warm front, wave front, witch hunt

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