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WISHING BONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The furcula of a domestic fowl
Synonyms:
wishbone; wishing bone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wishing bone" is a kind of...):
furcula (a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds)
Holonyms ("wishing bone" is a part of...):
bird; fowl (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)