The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Breastbone \Breast"bone`\ (br[e^]st"b[=o]n`), n. The bone of the breast; the sternum. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
breastbone n 1: the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs [syn: sternum, breastbone]