English

Hyphenation
:wish·bone

Noun
en-noun

1. 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)
2. nautical A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
3. nautical Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.

Synonyms
merrythought
wishing bone

Translations
trans-top|bird's bone
Finnish: toivomusluu, hankaluu
trans-mid
Spanish: espoleta
trans-bottom

trans-top|spar
Finnish: haarukkavipu
trans-bottom

Adjective
wishbone (no compar or superl)

1. nautical Incorporating a wishbone spar in the rig, as: "a wishbone ketch", "a wishbone schooner".

French

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. nautical Wishbone#English|Wishbone

fr:wishbone
ru:wishbone
vi:wishbone

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