wishbone
noun
wish·bone
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Definition of wishbone
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
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The Sooners were known for hard-nosed, wishbone football before Bob Stoops took over in Norman and hired Mike Leach as his offensive coordinator. — Los Angeles Times, "College football 2019: Will Jalen Hurts and Oklahoma produce a Heisman three-peat?," 12 Aug. 2019 The first two to arrive get to split the wishbone — the winner gets a wish, second place gets first pick of the desserts! — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "12 Thanksgiving Tradition Ideas for a Less Stressful, More Thankful Holiday," 7 Aug. 2019 Boney Tree A local artist collected chicken wishbones from famous people, including Shirley Temple, and wired them to a small tree to create art. — Charles Infosino, Cincinnati.com, "Check out the weirdest things you can find at Behringer-Crawford Museum," 18 July 2019 The ride quality is reasonably comfortable for a truck, with a double wishbone front suspension, coil-over shocks, rear leaf springs and solid rear axle. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "$74,000 Ford F-150? Dearborn’s best, but love is blind," 22 June 2019 All Panamera models use a lightweight double-wishbone front and multi-link rear suspension. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2018 Porsche Panamera: Fast, Furious and, Yes, a Station Wagon," 19 Dec. 2018 Suspension is double wishbones all around, and onboard there are adjustable pushrod dampers, as found in the higher formulae. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "How a day driving high-downforce cars at VIR taught me I’m OK being slow," 11 Sep. 2018 At first, Jeon may appear to be stuck in a classic women’s role as Hae-mi—the wishbone being pulled on by two men. — John Powers, Vogue, "Burning Is the New Thriller About Toxic Masculinity That You Didn’t Know You Needed," 26 Oct. 2018 Fun: Model 3s have a double-wishbone front suspension and multilink rear suspension. — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, "My 72 Hours With the Tesla Model 3 Performance Edition," 13 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wishbone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wishbone
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wishbone
: a bone that is at the front of a bird's chest and that is shaped like a V
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wishbone
noun
wish·bone
| \ ˈwish-ˌbōn
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Kids Definition of wishbone
: a bone in front of a bird's breastbone that is shaped like a V
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