1.
[syn: boned, deboned]
2. having bones as specified;
- Example: "his lanky long-boned body"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bone \Bone\ (b[=o]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boned (b[=o]nd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Boning.]
1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. "To
bone a turkey." --Soyer.
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2. To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays. --Ash.
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3. To fertilize with bone.
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4. To steal; to take possession of. [Slang]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Boned \Boned\ (b[=o]nd), a.
1. Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as,
big-boned; strong-boned.
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No big-boned men framed of the Cyclops' size.
--Shak.
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2. Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish.
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3. Manured with bone; as, boned land.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
boned
adj 1: having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a
boned (or deboned) fish" [syn: boned, deboned]
2: having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body"