merrythought

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merrythought

/ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/
/ˈmɛɹiˌθɔːt/

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

noun merrythoughts

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

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@misc{merrythought_2026,
  title = {merrythought},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merrythought},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}