Debone

//diˈboʊn// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the bones from. ambitransitive

    "I am deboning a fish."

  2. 2
    remove the bones from wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bonebonefilletunbone

Example

More examples

"Down it went on the counter, for patient bone removal that would last him a whole day. Frank had done an awful lot of deboning in his life"

Etymology

From de- + bone.

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