1983, Richard J. Hargrove, General John Burgoyne (page 26)A cannonproof breastwork, built during the previous war, extended along the beach from the hills to the rocks.
1922, James Joyce, Ulysses (novel) Episode 2A swarthy boy opened a book and propped it nimbly under the breastwork of his satchel. He recited jerks of verse with odd glances at the text:
