(n.) The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also wishbone. See Furculum.
Example Sentences:
(1) None of the bears we make at Merrythought has a button that says "I love you" when pressed, either (something that causes Ted some embarrassment).
Wishbone
Definition:
(n.) The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and wishing bone. See Merrythought, and Furculum.
Example Sentences:
(1) Berlin duo launch a supermarket with no packaging Read more The Wishbone Bike Recycled Edition may be the most glamorous end for a worn-out floor covering, but it is not the only way to recycle a carpet.
(2) Jenny McIver and her husband Rich – New Zealanders who have recently returned home after several years in New York City – run Wishbone Design , a product design company.
(3) A wishbone-type pessary, inserted in 1945 and never removed, was found to be the source of these symptoms.
(4) The EMG data of the masseter and medial pterygoid muscles have important implications for understanding both the biomechanics of the power stroke and the external forces responsible for the "wishboning" effect that takes place along the mandibular symphysis and corpus during the power stroke of mastication.
(5) Not just that: the Wishbone Bike Recycled Edition can be expanded as the child grows, saving additional space in landfill.
(6) Every time I pulled a wishbone, it was what I asked for."
(7) This year Wishbone is launching a new model of the Recycled Edition Wishbone Bike using both recycled nylon and polypropylene – carpet yarn.
(8) The Madcap Laughs (1970) – the solo album that Syd Barrett released after leaving Pink Floyd – T Rex's Electric Warrior (1971) and Wishbone Ash's Argus (1972) all benefited from Hipgnosis's visual mystique.
(9) This is the first report of a vesico-uterine fistula due to a wishbone pessary.
(10) If Desso carpet and Wishbone bikes are to become commonplace, consumers have to be ready to pay to have their carpet transported away, even when it’s much easier to put it in the bin.
(11) The arrival in Brixton Market of Wishbone last year, which specifically sells itself as a quality fried-chicken shop, was lambasted by critics, including this one, for being consciously exclusive; the high counters and bar stools made it all but impossible to eat in there with a buggy or if you had any mobility problems.