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merrythought

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/Sorted eghhmorrttuyStarts with MEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. The wishbone or furcula.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

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