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for Wishing bone
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Wishing \Wish"ing\,
a. & n. from Wish, v. t.
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Wishing bone. See Wishbone.
Wishing cap, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes
for when wearing it.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Wishbone \Wish"bone`\, n.
The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; --
called also merrythought, and wishing bone. See
Merrythought, and Furculum.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
wishing bone
n 1: the furcula of a domestic fowl [syn: wishbone, wishing
bone]
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