Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wishbone
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(wishbones) A wishbone is a V-shaped bone in chickens, turkeys, and other birds. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: from the superstition that when two persons pull it apart the one getting the longer fragment will have a wish granted Date: 1847 1. a forked bone in front of the breastbone in a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end 2. a variation of the T formation in which the halfbacks line up farther from the line of scrimmage than the fullback does ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a forked bone between the neck and breast of a cooked bird: when broken between two people the longer portion entitles the holder to make a wish. 2 an object of similar shape. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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