Main Entry: wish·bone

Pronunciation: \ˈwish-ˌbōn\

Function: noun

Etymology: from the superstition that when two persons pull it apart the one getting the longer fragment will have a wish granted

Date: 1847

1 : a forked bone in front of the breastbone in a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end
2 : a variation of the T formation in which the halfbacks line up farther from the line of scrimmage than the fullback does

[wishbone illustration]