verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone.
2. 2
   To twist about, as if boneless. obsolete

   "writhing and unboning their clergy limbs to all the antic and dishonest gestures of Trinculoes"

Synonyms

All synonyms

bonedebonedebone

Example

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"writhing and unboning their clergy limbs to all the antic and dishonest gestures of Trinculoes"

Etymology

From un- + bone.

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