WISHBONE

Meaning of WISHBONE in English

n.1 a forked bone between the neck and breast of a cooked bird: when broken between two people the longer portion entitles the holder to make a wish.

2 an object of similar shape.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

WISHBONE — noun Etymology: from the superstition that when two persons pull it apart the one getting the longer fragment will have …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WISHBONE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from the superstition that when two persons pull it apart the one getting the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WISHBONE — (n.) The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and wishing bone. See Merrythought, …
Английский словарь Webster
WISHBONE — ( n. ) The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and wishing bone. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WISHBONE — /wish"bohn'/ , n. 1. a forked bone, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles, in front of the breastbone …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WISHBONE — n. bone in the chest of birds (which is pulled apart by two people in the belief that the holder …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WISHBONE — noun Etymology: from the superstition that when two persons pull it apart the one getting the longer fragment will have …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WISHBONE — noun the forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; called also merrythought, and wishing bone. ·see merrythought, …
Webster English vocab
WISHBONE — ■ noun 1》 a forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird, especially one from a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WISHBONE — [wish.bone] n [fr. the superstition that when two persons pull it apart the one getting the longer fragment will have …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WISHBONE — wishbone BrE AmE ˈwɪʃ bəʊn AmE \ -boʊn ▷ wishbone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WISHBONE — / ˈwɪʃbəʊn; NAmE -boʊŋ/ noun a V-shaped bone between the neck and breast of a chicken, duck , etc. When …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISHBONE — wish ‧ bone /ˈwɪʃbəʊn $ -boʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] the V-shaped bone from a cooked chicken, duck etc, which …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WISHBONE — n. 1 a forked bone between the neck and breast of a cooked bird: when broken between two people the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WISHBONE — n. 1 a forked bone between the neck and breast of a cooked bird: when broken between two people the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WISHBONE — ( wishbones) A wishbone is a V-shaped bone in chickens, turkeys, and other birds. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISHBONE — (~s) A ~ is a V-shaped bone in chickens, turkeys, and other birds. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WISHBONE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cars were perched atop trees that had snapped like wishbones. ▪ The Cobra is independent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WISHBONE — [noun] [C] - the V-shaped bone between the neck and breast of a cooked bird which traditionally is removed from …
Cambridge English vocab
WISHBONE — Synonyms and related words : Tarnkappe, V, branch, breast, cap of darkness, chicken foot, crotch, crutch, dark meat, delta, drumstick, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WISHBONE — The radius rod setup used in many of the older ford cars to keep the axle square with the frame. …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
WISHBONE — вилочка вилочка, дужка (грудная кость птицы) wishbone = wishingbone wishbone = wishingbone wishingbone: wishingbone дужка (грудная кость птицы)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WISHBONE — Дужка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WISHBONE — n вилочка, дужка ( грудная кость птицы )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WISHBONE — поперечный рычаг автомобильной подвески
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WISHBONE — поперечный рычаг автомобильной подвески
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WISHBONE — вилочка
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WISHBONE — см. wishbone gaff
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
WISHBONE — см. wishbone gaff
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
WISHBONE — вилочка вилочка, дужка (грудная кость птицы) wishbone = wishingbone wishbone = wishingbone wishingbone: wishingbone дужка (грудная кость птицы)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WISHBONE — n. Pronunciation: ' wish- ˌ b ō n Function: noun Etymology: from the superstition that when two persons pull it …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WISHBONE — дужка
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WISHBONE — (n) вилочка; дужка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WISHBONE — n вилочка, дужка ( грудная кость птицы )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WISHBONE — n вилочка, дужка ( грудная кость птицы )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WISHBONE — n. дужка [анат.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WISHBONE — n. дужка [анат.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WISHBONE — = wishingbone
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WISHBONE — дужка
English-Russian Online Dictionary
WISHBONE — поперечный треугольный рычаг независимой подвески
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь - Руссо
WISHBONE — поперечный рычаг автомобильной подвески
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь
WISHBONE — дужка
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford English vocab

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