breastbone

[ brest-bohn ]

/ ˈbrɛstˌboʊn /

noun

the sternum.

Origin of breastbone

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

Words nearby breastbone

break with, bream, breast, breast beam, breast-beating, breastbone, breast drill, breasted, breast-feed, breasting, breast line

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Example sentences 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.

单词	breastbone
释义	breastbone [ brest-bohn ] / ˈbrɛstˌboʊn / noun the sternum. Origin of breastbone before 1000; Middle English brust-bon, Old English brēostbān. See breast, bone Words nearby breastbone break with, bream, breast, breast beam, breast-beating, breastbone, breast drill, breasted, breast-feed, breasting, breast line Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for breastbone breastbone [ brĕst′bōn′ ] n. sternum The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for breastbone breastbone [ brĕst′bōn′ ] See sternum. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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