merrythoughtn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɪˌθɔːt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛriˌθɔt/,

/ˈmɛriˌθɑt/

Forms: see merry adj. and thought n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merry adj., thought n.

Etymology: < merry adj. + thought n.For the traditional explanation of the word see quot. 1708 at sense 1. This theory is supported by N.E.D. (1906) s.v.: ‘The name, like the synonym wishbone, alludes to the playful custom of two persons pulling the furcula of a fowl until it breaks; according to the popular notion, the one who gets the longer (in some districts, the shorter) piece will either be married sooner than the other, or will gain the fulfilment of any wish he may form at the moment’. For an alternative explanation see quot. a1697 at sense 1; compare also context in quot. 1607 at sense 1, and the following:1632 F. Quarles Divine Fancies 106 (Epigram 87) Formio bewailes his Sins, with the same heart, As Frends do Frends, when they'r about to part, Beleeve it, Formio will not entertaine A merry thought, untill they meet againe. The traditional theory may perhaps be a euphemistic folk etymology; see further G. Williams Dict. Sexual Lang. Shakesp. & Stuart Lit. (1994) at merry.

1. The forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird; the furcula, wishbone. Also: the portion of a cooked bird when carved that includes this bone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > bones > [noun] > furcula or wishbone

froshell1486

merrythought1598

craw-bone1611

skipjack1805

furculum1833

fourchette1854

furcula1859

wishbone1860

pulling bone1877

pully-bone1897

skip-bone1901

pull-bonea1903

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > cuts or parts of fowl

wingc1470

soul?a1475

giblet1546

merrythought1598

sideman1632

sidesman1642

drumstick1646

pinion1655

side bone1712

chicken liver1733

pope's nose1788

liver wing1796

apron1807

parson's nose1836

stumps1845

oyster1855

supreme1856

wishbone1860

pulling bone1877

carcass1883

pully-bone1897

pull-bonea1903

chicken breast1941

chicken tender1955

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > for making wish > wishbone

merrythought1598

wishbone1860

pulling bone1877

pully-bone1897

pull-bonea1903

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Catriosso, the bone called the merie thought.

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe iii. sig. E^v I longd for the merry thought of a phesant.

1673 Gentlewomans Compan. 115 Raise the Merry~thought from the Breast, and lace it down slopingly.

a1697 J. Aubrey Remaines Gentilisme & Judaisme (1881) 92 'Tis called the merrythought, because when the fowle is opened, dissected, or carv'd, it resembles the pudenda of a woman.

1708 Brit. Apollo 26 Nov.–1 Dec. For what Reason is the Bone next the Breast of a Fowl, &c. Called the Merry-thought..? The Original of that Name was doubtless from the Pleasant Fancies, that commonly arise upon the Breaking of that Bone.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 7. ¶2 I..have seen a Man in Love grow pale and lose his Appetite, upon the plucking of a Merry-thought.

1717 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 513 Under the Clavicula or Merry-thought-bone.

a1756 E. Haywood New Present (1771) 269 Then cut up the merry-thought.

1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton ii Simpering old maids cracked merry thoughts with gay bachelors.

1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. 136 The lower belly of the curve, convex forward, fitting in between the forks of the merrythought (Lat. furculum).

1925 Sunday Times 12 Apr. 8 Nor would you find traces of..breast or drumstick, merrythought or leg.

1975 in Islands (N.Z.) (1978) Aug. 97 A bird's merrythought graving of quill and down.

†2. A construction of wire worn to increase the apparent size of a woman's bust; a false bust. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1786 A. Adams Lett. (1848) 294 Pray, does the fashion of merry thoughts, bustles, and protuberances prevail with you? I really think the English more ridiculous than the French in this respect.

1787 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto II 35 in Lousiad: Canto I (ed. 4) Her breast of native plumpness ne'er aspires To swelling merry thoughts of gauze and wires.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merrythought
释义	merrythoughtn. Brit. /ˈmɛrɪˌθɔːt/, U.S. /ˈmɛriˌθɔt/, /ˈmɛriˌθɑt/ Forms: see merry adj. and thought n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merry adj., thought n. Etymology: < merry adj. + thought n.For the traditional explanation of the word see quot. 1708 at sense 1. This theory is supported by N.E.D. (1906) s.v.: ‘The name, like the synonym wishbone, alludes to the playful custom of two persons pulling the furcula of a fowl until it breaks; according to the popular notion, the one who gets the longer (in some districts, the shorter) piece will either be married sooner than the other, or will gain the fulfilment of any wish he may form at the moment’. For an alternative explanation see quot. a1697 at sense 1; compare also context in quot. 1607 at sense 1, and the following:1632 F. Quarles Divine Fancies 106 (Epigram 87) Formio bewailes his Sins, with the same heart, As Frends do Frends, when they'r about to part, Beleeve it, Formio will not entertaine A merry thought, untill they meet againe. The traditional theory may perhaps be a euphemistic folk etymology; see further G. Williams Dict. Sexual Lang. Shakesp. & Stuart Lit. (1994) at merry. 1. The forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird; the furcula, wishbone. Also: the portion of a cooked bird when carved that includes this bone. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > bones > [noun] > furcula or wishbone froshell1486 merrythought1598 craw-bone1611 skipjack1805 furculum1833 fourchette1854 furcula1859 wishbone1860 pulling bone1877 pully-bone1897 skip-bone1901 pull-bonea1903 the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > cuts or parts of fowl wingc1470 soul?a1475 giblet1546 merrythought1598 sideman1632 sidesman1642 drumstick1646 pinion1655 side bone1712 chicken liver1733 pope's nose1788 liver wing1796 apron1807 parson's nose1836 stumps1845 oyster1855 supreme1856 wishbone1860 pulling bone1877 carcass1883 pully-bone1897 pull-bonea1903 chicken breast1941 chicken tender1955 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > for making wish > wishbone merrythought1598 wishbone1860 pulling bone1877 pully-bone1897 pull-bonea1903 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Catriosso, the bone called the merie thought. 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe iii. sig. E^v I longd for the merry thought of a phesant. 1673 Gentlewomans Compan. 115 Raise the Merry~thought from the Breast, and lace it down slopingly. a1697 J. Aubrey Remaines Gentilisme & Judaisme (1881) 92 'Tis called the merrythought, because when the fowle is opened, dissected, or carv'd, it resembles the pudenda of a woman. 1708 Brit. Apollo 26 Nov.–1 Dec. For what Reason is the Bone next the Breast of a Fowl, &c. Called the Merry-thought..? The Original of that Name was doubtless from the Pleasant Fancies, that commonly arise upon the Breaking of that Bone. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 7. ¶2 I..have seen a Man in Love grow pale and lose his Appetite, upon the plucking of a Merry-thought. 1717 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 513 Under the Clavicula or Merry-thought-bone. a1756 E. Haywood New Present (1771) 269 Then cut up the merry-thought. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton ii Simpering old maids cracked merry thoughts with gay bachelors. 1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. 136 The lower belly of the curve, convex forward, fitting in between the forks of the merrythought (Lat. furculum). 1925 Sunday Times 12 Apr. 8 Nor would you find traces of..breast or drumstick, merrythought or leg. 1975 in Islands (N.Z.) (1978) Aug. 97 A bird's merrythought graving of quill and down. †2. A construction of wire worn to increase the apparent size of a woman's bust; a false bust. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1786 A. Adams Lett. (1848) 294 Pray, does the fashion of merry thoughts, bustles, and protuberances prevail with you? I really think the English more ridiculous than the French in this respect. 1787 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto II 35 in Lousiad: Canto I (ed. 4) Her breast of native plumpness ne'er aspires To swelling merry thoughts of gauze and wires. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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