wishbone
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wish‧bone
[edit] Noun
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wishbone (plural wishbones)
- A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end.
- (nautical) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
- (nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
[edit] Synonyms
- (forked bone of a bird): furcula, merrythought, wishing bone
[edit] Translations
bird's bone
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spar
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
wishbone m. (plural wishbones)
- (nautical) wishbone

