boned Meaning, Definition & Usage
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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
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verb remove the bones from
debone; bone.
- bone the turkey before roasting it
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adjective satellite having had the bones removed
deboned.
- a boneless rib roast
- a boned (or deboned) fish
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adjective satellite having bones as specified
- his lanky long-boned body
WordNet
Boned adjective
Definitions
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Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as, big- .boned ; strong-boned No big-boned men framed of the Cyclops' size. Shak.
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Deprived of bones; as, .boned turkey or codfish -
Manured with bone; as, .boned land