boned Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb study intensively, as before an exam
    drum; grind away; swot up; bone up; get up; bone; cram; mug up; swot.
    • I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
  2. verb remove the bones from
    debone; bone.
    • bone the turkey before roasting it
  3. adjective satellite having had the bones removed
    deboned.
    • a boneless rib roast
    • a boned (or deboned) fish
  4. adjective satellite having bones as specified
    • his lanky long-boned body

WordNet


Boned adjective
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913