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(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wishbone'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wishbone.html. 1828.
 
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