breastbone

[ brest-bohn ]

/ ˈbrɛstˌboʊn /

noun

the sternum.

Words nearby breastbone

breast timber, breast wall, breast wheel, breast-beating, breast-feed, breastbone, breasted, breasting, breastpin, breastplate, breastplow

Origin of breastbone

before 1000; Middle English brust-bon, Old English brēostbān. See breast, bone

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Examples from the Web for breastbone

The breastbone of a fowl is firmer and the wings and feet harder than those of the younger chicken.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit
Cut off the feet of a chicken, break the breastbone flat, but be careful not to break the skin.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
The next thing is to cut off the ribs, and the first step toward this is to cut out the sternum, or breastbone.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting|William T. Hornaday
My heart is shaped like a cone, and placed in my chest near my breastbone, with its apex pointing downward to my left side.
Object Lessons on the Human Body|Sarah F. Buckelew and Margaret W. Lewis

Cut in sharp at the point of the breastbone, turning the knife and cutting away the wishbone with the meat.
Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray

British Dictionary definitions for breastbone

breastbone

/ (ˈbrɛstˌbəʊn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for sternum

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Medical definitions for breastbone

breastbone

[ brĕst′bōn′ ]

n.

sternum

Scientific definitions for breastbone

breastbone

[ brĕst′bōn′ ]

See sternum.