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]