transitive verb
-·boned′, -·bon′ing bone (sense )
debone
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debone
transitive verb
de·boned, de·bon·ing, de·bonesTo remove the bones from: debone a chicken breast.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present debones, present participle deboning, simple past and past participle deboned)
- To remove the bones from something.
- I am deboning a fish.
Origin
de- + bone
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