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merry-thought

merry-thought is the alternative form of merrythought.

Meaning of merrythought

Noun

merrythought (plural merrythoughts)

  1. (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.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 93

Forms of merry-thought

pluralmerry-thoughts

Questions about merry-thought

What is merry-thought the alternative form of?
Merry-thought is the alternative form of merrythought.

Words near merry-thought in the dictionary

  1. merry-maker
  2. merry-makers
  3. merry-making
  4. merry-meeting
  5. merry-meetings
  6. merry-thought
  7. merry-thoughts
  8. merry-totter
  9. merry-totters
  10. merry-widow
  11. merry-widowed

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