Merrythought

//ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The wishbone or furcula. archaic

    "One puts yᵉ merrithought on his nose (slightly) like a paire of spectacles, and shakes his head till he shakes it off his nose."

Synonyms

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breakbonewandwishbonewishbone

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"One puts yᵉ merrithought on his nose (slightly) like a paire of spectacles, and shakes his head till he shakes it off his nose."

Etymology

From merry + thought, traditionally explained with reference to the pleasant thoughts imagined when the bone is ritually broken.

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