boned

/boʊnd/
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Definitions of boned
  1. adjective
    having bones as specified
    “his lanky long-boned body”
    synonyms:
    boney, bony
    having bones especially many or prominent bones
  2. adjective
    having had the bones removed
    “a boned (or deboned) fish”
    synonyms: deboned
    boneless
    being without a bone or bones
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