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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the furcula of a domestic fowl [syn: wishing bone ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Wishbone commonly refers to the furcula , a y-shaped bone in birds and some other animals. Wishbone may also refer to: Wishbone suspension , an automobile suspension design Wishbone (TV series) , a children's educational television show about a Jack Russell ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cars were perched atop trees that had snapped like wishbones. ▪ The Cobra is independent all round with lower wishbones, top links formed by transverse leaf springs and telescopic dampers. ▪ The craftsmanship and engineering ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries. 2 (context nautical English) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Merrythought \Mer"ry*thought`\, n. The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also wishbone . See Furculum . Note: It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the longer piece, the securing ...
Usage examples of wishbone.
When they saw the kid in the banquet hall they veered to his table and congratulated him again, each giving him the wishbone pinky handclasp of their growing conspiracy.
A little flare of light within the Y-wing formation had to be one of the wishbones intercepting a turbolaser blast, with fatal results.
I wished on falling stars, on wishbones, I tossed pennies into any pool of water I could find.