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breastbone

noun

Etymology

From Middle English brust-bon, brestbon, from Old English brēostbān (“breastbone”), equivalent to breast + bone.

  1. inherited from brēostbān
  2. inherited from brust-bon

Definitions

  1. The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top…

    The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.

    • He lapped out of his hand, then sat up in the sunlight, crossing his shins in front of him, and after a time let his woolly head fall on his breastbone.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA