English [ edit ] Wishbone of a chicken Etymology [ edit ] wish bone
Pronunciation [ edit ] wishbone (plural wishbones
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.
( nautical ) spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted , the wishbone extending its clew .( nautical ) ( American football ) offensive formation . See wishbone formation .
Synonym: bone ( automotive ) Synonyms [ edit ] Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] bird's bone
Armenian: յատեզ ( yatez )
Bulgarian: ядец m ( jadec )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 叉骨 ( chāgǔ ) , 如願骨 ／ 如愿骨 ( rúyuàngǔ )
Chuvash: йӗтес ( jĕt̬es )
Dutch: vorkbeen (nl) n
Esperanto: forketo
Finnish: toivomusluu (fi) , hankaluu (fi)
French: fourchette (fr) f ( rare ) lunette (fr) f
German: Gabelbein n
Greek: γιάντες (el) n ( giántes )
Hungarian: villacsont (hu)
Italian: forcella (it) f forchetta (it) f
Japanese: 叉骨 (ja) ( さこつ, sakotsu )
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Macedonian: јадец m ( jadec )
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Ottoman Turkish: اوچرجاق ( uçurcak )
Polish: widełki (pl) f pl
Portuguese: fúrcula f ossinho da sorte m
Romanian: iadeș (ro) n
Russian: ду́жка (ru) f ( dúžka ) , ви́лочка (ru) f ( víločka )
Scots: fortuin bane thochtbane
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: јадац m ломилица f
Roman: jadac (sh) m lomilica (sh) f
Spanish: espoleta f
Swedish: gaffelben (sv) n önskeben n
Tatar: ядәч (tt) ( yadäç )
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Ukrainian: ви́лочка f ( výločka )
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Welsh: asgwrn tynnu m
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wishbone m plural wishbones
( nautical ) wishbone 