† ˈfurcule Obs.
Also 6 furculle, furkle.
[ad. L. furcula: see furcula.]
= forcel. Also attrib.
| 1541 R. Copland Guydon's Quest. Chirurg. D 3 b, Some be proprely lacertes that brede nyghe the eares tyll they come to the furcules or forkes of the brest. 1548–77 Vicary Anat. vii. (1888) 56 In the vpper ende of Thorax is an hole..in which is set the foote of the Furklebone or Canel bone. |