1718 H. Prideaux II. vi. 339 The incisions were usually made with glass, a boning knife, or a sharp stone, and not with iron.
1888 15 Mar. 6/5 Regular boning knives are long and slender, very thin and sharp.
2008 (National ed.) 1 Oct. d3/1 The first technique is butterflying... A boning knife would be perfect.