Part of bird’s skeleton

• Thanksgiving fork?
• Y
• Ibsen who? (anag) — merrythought
• Lucky break provider?
• Turkey feature

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, ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Wishbone is a half-hour live-action children's television show that was produced from 1995 to 2001 and broadcast on PBS Kids . The show's title character is a Jack Russell Terrier . Wishbone lives with his owner Joe Talbot in the fictional town of Oakdale, ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also wish-bone , 1860, from wish (n.) + bone (n.); so called from the custom of making a wish while pulling the bone in two with another person. The wishbone breaking custom dates to the early 17c., when the bone was a merrythought .

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 ...