wishbone
Definition
- Noun:
- The forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird, especially a chicken or turkey: This bone is formed by the fusion of the two clavicles. It is traditionally broken by two people, with the person holding the longer piece said to have a wish granted.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- After we finished eating the roast chicken, my sister and I pulled the wishbone.
- The turkey's wishbone was removed before cooking to make carving easier.
- He kept the dried wishbone on his desk for good luck.
Advanced Usage
- "To pull the wishbone": To engage in the tradition where two people each hold one side of the dried wishbone and pull until it breaks.
- The children always argue over who gets to pull the wishbone with their grandfather after Thanksgiving dinner.
Variants and Related Words
- Furcula (n): The technical anatomical term for the wishbone, found in most birds.
- In ornithology, the furcula acts as a spring during flight.
Synonyms
- Furcula: The scientific name for the bone.
- Merrythought (archaic, chiefly British): An older term for the wishbone.
Related Idioms
- "To get the longer end of the wishbone": To be the winner in the wishbone-pulling tradition, and by extension, to be the one who is granted good fortune or gets their way.
- She got the longer end of the wishbone, so we're all expecting her wish for a promotion to come true.
Noun
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the furcula of a domestic fowl
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