collarbone

[ kol-er-bohn ]

/ ˈkɒl ərˌboʊn /

noun

the clavicle.

Words nearby collarbone

collar, collar button, collar cell, collar rot, collar-button abscess, collarbone, collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret

Origin of collarbone

First recorded in 1605–15; collar + bone

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Examples from the Web for collarbone

Her moment of truth arrived a year ago when she saw a picture of herself from Christmas in which her collarbone was jutting out.
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The sleek, peanut-shell sized device slips on near the collarbone.
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But then, near the end of the first stage, he was involved in a crash and he broke his collarbone.
Lance Armstrong’s Teammate Tells All: ‘The Secret Race’ By Tyler Hamilton|The Daily Beast|September 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He continued to roll my shoulders back and massage the muscles just below my collarbone.
Does Sexercise Work?|Meghan Pleticha|May 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST

George Lechmere found that the ball had broken Frank's collarbone and gone out behind.
The Queen's Cup|G. A. Henty
The ball, after breaking his collarbone, had glanced downwards, and the wound was a more serious one than he had imagined.
A Final Reckoning|G. A. Henty
My nose was pointed into the top of her head, and her face was right at my collarbone.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
He tore open the front of his shirt excitedly and bared his breast, and showed a livid bluish mark close beside the collarbone.
Lone Pine|R. B. (Richard Baxter) Townshend
I hope it won't be anything worse than a leg, or your collarbone, or five teeth knocked out.
The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas|Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for collarbone

collarbone

/ (ˈkɒləˌbəʊn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for clavicle

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Medicine definitions for collarbone

collarbone

[ kŏl′ər-bōn′ ]

n.

clavicle

Science definitions for collarbone

collarbone

[ kŏl′ər-bōn′ ]

See clavicle.