noun
- the forked bone in front of the breastbone of a bird, traditionally broken by two people making wishes
- a forked object or structure resembling this bone
Usage: technical
Examples
- The children fought over who would get the wishbones from the Thanksgiving turkey.
- We saved the wishbones to dry them out before making our wishes.
- Each person grabbed one end of the wishbone and pulled.
- The mechanic explained that the car’s wishbones needed to be replaced.
- She collected wishbones from every chicken dinner.
- The wishbones snapped cleanly in half when they pulled.
- Traditional wishbones are found in the chest cavity of poultry.