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   wish·bone

   /ˈwiSHˌbōn/

   noun

   • 1. a forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird. According to a popular custom, this bone from a cooked bird is broken by two people, with the holder of the longer portion being entitled to make a wish.
   • 2. a forked element in the suspension of a motor vehicle or aircraft, typically attached to a wheel at one end with the two arms hinged to the chassis: "double wishbone suspension"
   • 3. a boom in two halves that curve outward around a sail and meet aft of it.
   • 4. an offensive formation in which the fullback lines up immediately behind the quarterback with the two halfbacks behind and on either side of the fullback.

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