wishbones

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plural of wishbone
wishbone
A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew
wishbone
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries
wishbone
See Merrythought, and Furculum
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Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone
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{i} bone in the chest of birds (which is pulled apart by two people in the belief that the holder of the larger half will be granted a wish)
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A wishbone is a V-shaped bone in chickens, turkeys, and other birds. the V-shaped bone from a cooked chicken, duck etc, which two people pull apart to decide who will make a wish
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A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end. (Scientific name: furcula)
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the furcula of a domestic fowl
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Incorporating a wishbone spar in the rig, as: "a wishbone ketch", "a wishbone schooner"
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The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; called also merrythought, and wishing bone
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Wishbone type frames have seat stays that do not run all the way up to the seat cluster Instead, there is a single tube running from the seat cluster down to where the brake bridge would normally be The seat stays come up and join this tube, much as the blades of a unicrown fork join the steerer The advantage usually given for this type of construction is that it provides a more solid mounting for cantilever brake studs, since there is only a short length of narrow seat stay above the stud
wishbone
An older name for a suspension arm Suspension arms used to be shaped like wishbone from a chicken or other bird Cars using a pivot-ball suspension (like the HPI Proceed) still use wishbone-shaped suspension arms because of the design requirements Also used to refer to a double wishbone suspension