Dictionary

wishbone

noun wish·bone \ˈwish-ˌbōn\

: a bone that is at the front of a bird's chest and that is shaped like a V

Full Definition of WISHBONE

1
:  a forked bone in front of the breastbone in a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end
2
:  a variation of the T formation in which the halfbacks line up farther from the line of scrimmage than the fullback does
ADVERTISEMENT

Illustration of WISHBONE

Origin of WISHBONE

from the superstition that when two persons pull it apart the one getting the longer fragment will have a wish granted
First Known Use: 1847

Rhymes with WISHBONE

agon, aitchbone, alone, atone, backbone, Bastogne, bemoan, Big Stone, birthstone, Blackstone, bloodstone, bluestone, bondstone, Boulogne, breastbone, bridge loan, brimstone, brownstone, call loan, calzone, Capone, capstone, cell phone, cheekbone, chinbone, cogon, cologne, Cologne, colon, colón, Colón, condone, copestone, corn pone, curbstone, cyclone, daimon, dapsone, debone, depone, dethrone, dial tone, disown, Dordogne, downzone, dripstone, drop zone, drystone, earphone, earth tone, end zone, enthrone, estrone, fieldstone, firestone, Firestone, flagstone, flowstone, flyblown, footstone, freestone, free zone, full-blown, gallstone, gemstone, Gijón, goldstone, gravestone, greenstone, grindstone, hailstone, halftone, handblown, hard stone, headphone, headstone, hearthstone, high-flown, hip bone, homegrown, hormone, hornstone, impone, ingrown, inkstone, in stone, intone, jawbone, jewel tone, keystone, León, leone, life zone, limestone, lodestone, long bone, Maidstone, milestone, millstone, moonstone, mudstone, nose cone, oilstone, orgone, ozone, pay phone, peptone, pinbone, pinecone, piñon, pipestone, postpone, potstone, propone, redbone, red zone, rhinestone, sandstone, shade-grown, shinbone, siltstone, snow cone, soapstone, splint bone, strike zone, T-bone, tailbone, thighbone, time zone, toadstone, tombstone, touchstone, touch-tone, tritone, trombone, turnstone, twelve-tone, two-tone, Tyrone, unknown, unthrone, war zone, well-known, whalebone, wheel-thrown, whetstone, windblown, Yangon
WISHBONE Defined for Kids

wishbone

noun wish·bone \ˈwish-ˌbōn\

Definition of WISHBONE for Kids

:  a bone in front of a bird's breastbone that is shaped like a V

Browse

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Next Word in the Dictionary: wishbone bushPrevious Word in the Dictionary: wishaAll Words Near: wishbone
ADVERTISEMENT
How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears