merrythought

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/

Noun

merrythought (plural merrythoughts)

  1. (archaic) The furcula or wishbone.
    • 1688, Randle Holme, The Academy of Armory, Chester, Book 2, Chapter 13, p. 307,
      All Birds want the Channel-bones in the Breast, instead whereof they have a bone, which we call the Merry thought.
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