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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bone \Bone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boned}; p. pr & vb n. {Boning}.] 1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of as in cookery. ``To bone a turkey.'' --Soyer. 2. To put whalebone into as to bone stays. --Ash. 3. To fertilize with bone. 4. To steal; to take possession of [Slang] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Boning \Bon"ing\, n. [Senses 1 and 2 fr 1st {Bone}, sense 3 fr 3d {Bone}.] 1. The clearing of bones from fish or meat. 2. The manuring of land with bones. 3. A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along the tops of two or more straight edges, or a range of properly spaced poles. See 3d {Bone}, v. t.
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