boned

boned
/bohnd/, adj.
1. having a particular kind of bone or bony structure (used in combination): beautifully boned; raw-boned; small-boned.
2. having the bones taken out; cooked or served with the bones removed: boned chicken; boned veal.
3. braced or supported with stays, as a corset.
4. fertilized with bone: boned land.
[1250-1300; ME; see BONE1, -ED3]

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