collar·bone collarbones in BRIT, also use collar bone Your collarbones are the two long bones which run from throat to your shoulders. Harold had a broken collarbone
[ 'kä-l&r ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English coler, from Old French, from Latin collare, from collum neck; akin to Old English heals neck, and probably to Old English hwEol wheel; more at WHEEL.