BONED
Dictionary entry overview: What does boned mean? • BONED (adjective)
The adjective BONED has 2 senses:
1. having had the bones removed
2. having bones as specified
Familiarity information: BONED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BONED (adjective)
Meaning:
Having had the bones removed
Synonyms:
boned; deboned
Context examples:
a boneless rib roast / a boned (or deboned) fish
Similar:
boneless (being without a bone or bones)
Meaning:
Having bones as specified
Context example:
his lanky long-boned body
Similar:
boney; bony (having bones especially many or prominent bones)
Domain usage:
combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)
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