Bone v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boned p. pr. & vb. n. Boning.]
1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. “To bone a turkey.”
2. To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays.
3. To fertilize with bone.
4. To steal; to take possession of. [Slang]
Boned a.
1. Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as, big-boned; strong-boned.
No big-boned men framed of the Cyclops' size. --Shak.
2. Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish.
3. Manured with bone; as, boned land.
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boned
adj 1: having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a
boned (or deboned) fish" [syn: deboned]
2: having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body"