boned

[ bohnd ]

/ boʊnd /

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adjective

having a particular kind of bone or bony structure (used in combination): beautifully boned; raw-boned; small-boned.

having the bones taken out; cooked or served with the bones removed: boned chicken; boned veal.

braced or supported with stays, as a corset.

fertilized with bone: boned land.

Origin of boned

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bone, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM boned

well-boned, adjective

Words nearby boned

bone canaliculus, bone cell, bone china, bone conduction, bone-crushing, boned, bone density, bone-dry, bone earth, bone felon, bonefish

Example sentences from the Web for boned

And so we were off again, discussing cutting style, Christmas dinner, and boned versus unboned hams.
This Book Will Change the Way You Eat|Lucas Wittmann|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lulu also uses tapenade to stuff a boned leg of lamb and to accompany grilled fish and roasts.
Alice Waters’ Favorite Vineyard|Sophie Menin|August 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A boned turkey is frequently served up cold, covered with lumps of currant jelly; slices of which are laid round the dish.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches|Eliza Leslie
If pigeons were boned, and then put in an oval form into the pot, they would lie closer, and require less butter.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton

I hear that the soldiers have possession of some very handsome articles which they boned there I believe.
Campaign of the Indus|T.W.E. Holdsworth
I got hold of the captain, told him the news, and then boned him for papers.
The Gold Hunter's Adventures|William H. Thomes
The shoulder and leg are used for roasting and may be boned and then filled and rolled.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson