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boned
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
boned
(adjective)
big–boned
(adjective)
bone
(verb)
boned
/
ˈ
boʊnd/
adjective
boned
/
ˈ
boʊnd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BONED
1
:
having bones of a specified type
—
used in combination
She is a small-
boned
person.
a big-
boned
horse
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2
:
with the bones removed
boned
chicken
a
boned
fish
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