English Explanatory Dictionary

merrythought

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wishbone or furcula.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/

Word forms

merrythought merrythoughts

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.

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