collarbone

[ kol-er-bohn ]

noun
  1. the clavicle.

Origin of collarbone

1
First recorded in 1605–15; collar + bone

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British Dictionary definitions for collarbone

collarbone

/ (ˈkɒləˌbəʊn) /


noun
  1. the nontechnical name for clavicle

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Scientific definitions for collarbone

collarbone

[ kŏlər-bōn′ ]


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