Associations to the word «Breastbone»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

BREASTBONE, noun. The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats