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wishbonemore about wishbone

wishbone


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  of  which  is  regarded  as  a 
  lucky  omen,  signifying  that  the  person  holding  it  will 
  obtain  the  gratification  of  some  secret  wish. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wishbone  \Wish"bone`\,  n. 
  The  forked  bone  in  front  of  the  breastbone  in  birds;  -- 
  called  also  {merrythought},  and  {wishing  bone}.  See 
  {Merrythought},  and  {Furculum}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  wishbone 
  n  :  the  furcula  of  a  domestic  fowl  [syn:  {wishing  bone}] 




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