Wishbone

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Wishbone may refer to:

• The wishbone, known in anatomy as the furcula, is a sternum bone found in birds which is shaped like the letter Y. It is used as an attachment point for the wing muscles. It is so named because of a tradition: Two people pull on each side of such a bone, and when it breaks, the one who gets the larger part is said to have a wish granted.
• Lucky Break Wishbone[1] produces vegetarian wishbones for this particular tradition.
• Wishbone (TV series), an educational children's television show starring a Jack Russell terrier.
• Wishbone (computer bus), a non-proprietary (open) system bus/system-on-chip (SoC) interconnect architecture designed for reuse.
• In automobiles, a wishbone is a suspension component which resembles the avian bone. It is used to control lateral and longitudinal wheel motion. A common suspension design is the double wishbone suspension.
• The wishbone formation is an offensive formation in American football. It consists of the quarterback, followed by a fullback, who is flanked by one halfback on either side of him, giving the look of a flipped Y, or a wishbone.
• The wishbone boom on Sailing Craft is most commonly seen on sail boards.
• Wish-Bone salad dressing is a popular brand of salad dressing.
• Wish Bone, an American rapper and member of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
• Wishbone Ash, a British rock band.
• John Wishnie, an American school boy.