Wishbone

Meanings of Wishbone:

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• A wishbone 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.
• 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.
• Wishbone was an educational children's television show starring a Jack Russell terrier.
• The Wishbone Offense is an offensive formation in American football. It consists of the quarterback, followed by a fullback, and both are flanked by two halfback at either side, giving the look of a flipped Y, or a wishbone.
• The Wishbone Bus is a non-proprietary (open) system bus/system-on-chip (SoC) interconnect architecture designed for reuse.