noun
Meaning 1
The wishbone or furcula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
merrythought
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/
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/ˈmɛɹiˌθɔːt/
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English mery English merry Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English merrythought From merry + thought, traditionally explained with reference to the pleasant thoughts imagined when the bone is ritually broken.