wishbone

IPA: wˈɪʃboʊn

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.
(automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.

Examples of "wishbone" in Sentences

* Previously: Memo paper with a built in wishbone.
* Previously: Wishpaper: The memo paper with a built in wishbone.
About this time, the Reds adopted a uniform logo of the now-familiar "wishbone" C, with
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum but the wishbone is a variation of the tee formation.
` ` We simply couldn't stop them, '' said Bowden of the Georgia Tech spread option offense he called a wishbone attack.
While both of the two main arms of the "wishbone" carry the traveler over the Sierras, the roads are wonderfully different.
These simple directions don't require getting beat over the head with a drumstick, nor will you need to break a wishbone in order to achieve the perfect bird.
There he developed a formation with three running backs that came to be known as the wishbone because the positioning of the backfield formed a "Y" or wishbone shape.
` ` We executed at a high level, '' said Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson, architect of the scheme that harkens back to an era when offenses such as the wishbone were all the rage.
T. fournieri, also known as the wishbone flower, makes a good model system because its ovaries, or embryo sacs, protrude from the base of the flower, plant biologist Tetsuya Higashiyama of Nagoya University in Japan and his colleagues note in the new study.