1. the wishbone of a fowl
Usage: British

Examples

• The children fought over who would get the merrythought from the Christmas turkey.
• She carefully removed the merrythought before carving the chicken.
• In British tradition, two people pull the merrythought apart to make a wish.
• The merrythought snapped cleanly in half when they tugged on it.
• Grandmother always saved the merrythought for the youngest child at dinner.