Wishing Bone (Noun)
Meaning
The furcula of a domestic fowl.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- People would often make a wish as they broke the wishing bone, also known as the collarbone of a chicken, after a meal.
- The group of children eagerly gathered around the table, waiting for the person who broke the larger piece of the wishing bone to make their wish.
- According to superstition, the person who gets the larger piece of the wishing bone will have their wish come true.
- The tradition of making a wish on a wishing bone is said to have originated from the ancient Romans and Etruscans.
- In many households it's a long-standing custom for two people to pull on the ends of a cooked chicken's wishing bone and make a silent wish.