Etymology

collarbone

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Today it means: The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone. Full definition →

Middle English colar bane
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcolar bane
  2. English todaycollarbone

From Middle English colar bane; equivalent to collar + bone.

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