Hypertext Webster Gateway: "boned"
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)
Boned \Boned\, a.
1. Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as,
big-boned; strong-boned.
No big-boned men framed of the Cyclops' size.
--Shak.
2. Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish.
3. Manured with bone; as, boned land.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
boned
adj 1: having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a
boned (or deboned) fish" [syn: {deboned}]
2: (combining form) having bones as specified; "his lanky
long-boned body"
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