wishbone

English

Wishbone of a chicken

wish +‎ bone

wishbone (plural wishbones)

A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.
(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.
(American football) A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
Synonym: bone
(automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.

bird's bone

Bulgarian: ядец m (jadec)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 叉骨 (chāgǔ), 如願骨／如愿骨 (rúyuàngǔ)
Dutch: vorkbeen n
Esperanto: forketo
Finnish: toivomusluu (fi), hankaluu (fi)
French: fourchette (fr) f, (rare) lunette (fr) f
German: Gabelbein n
Greek: γιάντες (el) n (giántes)
Hungarian: villacsont
Italian: forcella (it) f, forchetta (it) f
Japanese: 叉骨 (ja) (さこつ, sakotsu)
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Macedonian: јадец m (jadec)
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Ottoman Turkish: اوچرجاق‎ (uçurcak)
Polish: widełki (pl) f pl
Portuguese: fúrcula f, ossinho da sorte m
Romanian: iadeș (ro) n
Russian: ду́жка (ru) f (dúžka), ви́лочка (ru) f (víločka)
Scots: fortuin bane, thochtbane
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: јадац m, ломилица f
Roman: jadac (sh) m, lomilica (sh) f
Spanish: espoleta f
Swedish: gaffelben (sv) n, önskeben n
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Ukrainian: ви́лочка f (výločka)
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Welsh: asgwrn tynnu m
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spar

wishbone m (plural wishbones)