Definition of Wishbane
Wish"bone` (?), n. The forked bone in
front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and
wishing bone. See Merrythought, and
Furculum.
Wish"bone` (?), n. The forked bone in
front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and
wishing bone. See Merrythought, and
Furculum.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end. (Scientific name: furcula)
- (nautical) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
- (nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
- (nautical) Incorporating a wishbone spar in the rig, as: "a wishbone ketch", "a wishbone schooner".
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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