WISHBONE
NOUNS
1607 — MERRYTHOUGHT the forked bone of a fowl’s breast; the wishbone
..19C — MARRIAGE-BONE the merrythought of a fowl; a wishbone → Sc. & Amer. dial.
1844 — CHICKEN BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1877 — PULLING BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1902 — JACK-JUMPER the breast-bone or merry-thought of any poultry → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — THOUGHT-BONE the merrythought of a bird → Sc. (Bk.)
1906 — PULLEY BONE — PULLY-BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1949 — BOY-BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1960 — BREAKBONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1960 — BREASTBONE the wishbone → Amer. dial.
1960 — LOVE BONE a wishbone → African-American
1966 — SNAPBONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1967 — CROSSBONE the wishbone → Amer. dial.
1967 — GOOD-LUCK BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1967 — PULLET BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1968 — BREAKING BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1970 — WING BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1971 — BOY a wishbone → Amer. dial.
1971 — LUCKY BONE a wishbone → Amer. dial.
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