theV-shapedbonebetween theneckandbreastof acookedbirdthattraditionallyisremovedfrom thebirdandpulledapartby twopeople,allowingthe one who gets thelongerpieceto make asecretwish
A model of the front suspensionwishboneis presented as an example.
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Otherwise, we shall have to behave like wishbones.
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A great many people have theirwishbonewhere their backbone ought to be.
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Many of those who are advocating a different course have awishbonewhere their backbone should be.
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I suspect that their anatomy contains rather morewishbonethan backbone.
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There have been cases of vehicle suspension units collapsing because fake wishbones supplied through what seemed to be a legitimate source then turned out to be counterfeit.
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The strategic opposite of thewishboneis the spread offense, developed by professional and college coaches throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
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Areas of the skeleton with important similarities include the neck, pubis, wrist (semi-lunate carpal), arm and pectoral girdle, furcula (wishbone), and breast bone.
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Putting the front and rear pivots of the wishbones so far apart meant that the radius arms could be (and were) eliminated.
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It did not incorporate the curvedwishbonebooms of the modern windsurfer, but rather a straight boom that became curved in use.
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The suspension comprised double wishbones, coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers, and anti-roll bars front and rear; four wheel disc brakes were also fitted.
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The front suspension was changed to a more conventional configuration with double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers, and an anti-roll bar.
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Both front and rear suspension use double wishbones and anti-roll bars.
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Its bones were hollow and bird-like, and it possessed awishbone.
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Doublewishbonesuspension allows adjustment of camber angles.
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