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'' furcula.]] The furcula ("''little fork''" in Latin) is a forked Skeleton to withstand the rigors of Flight . The furcula is commonly referred to as a Wishbone because of the tradition that when two people hold the two sides of the bone and pull it apart, the one who gets the larger part will have a Wish granted. Today the wishbone, once removed from the turkey or chicken, is first dried and then held between the pinkey fingers of two opposing "wishers". Once the wish has been made the bone is pulled by each person. The wisher who breaks off a larger section of bone is assumed to have their wishes granted. REFERENCES |
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