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Meanings of wishing bone in English

Portuguese
espoleta
Spanish
horquilla

The furcula of a domestic fowl.

        espoleta
        Synonyms
        Examples for "wishbone"
        Examples for "wishbone"
        1
        Her face was a regular oval, like the opening in a wishbone.
        The Forest
        2
        Elnora drew the knife from its holder and cut off the wishbone.
        A Girl of the Limberlost
        3
        But she relented again at the last and gave Cecily a wishbone.
        The Golden Road
        4
        Each girl puts her bit of the wishbone over a different door.
        Current Superstitions / Collected from the Oral Tradition of Eng...
        5
        In proportion as a man's backbone weakens his wishbone seems to develop.
        Dollars and Sense
        Usage of wishing bone in English
        1
        Let two persons break the wishing -bone of a fowl; the one who gets the longest piece will get his wish.
        Current Superstitions / Collected from the Oral Tradition of Eng...
        Translations for wishing bone
        Portuguese
        espoleta