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wishbone Definition


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wishbone
noun
    1. A V-shaped bone in the breast of poultry, formed by fused clavicles. Technical equivalent furcula.
Etymology: 19c: so called because of the tradition in which two people pull the clavicles apart, and whoever holds the longer part is said to have their wish granted.



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