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Adjective: boned  bownd
  1. Having had the bones removed
    "a boned fish";
    - deboned
     
  2. Having bones as specified
    "his lanky long-boned body"
Verb: bone  bown
  1. [informal] Study intensively, as before an exam
    "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam";
    - cram [informal], grind away, bone up [informal], swot [Brit, informal], get up [informal], mug up [Brit, informal], swot up [Brit, informal], revise [Brit]
     
  2. Remove the bones from
    "bone the turkey before roasting it";
    - debone
     
  3. [vulgar] (of a man) have sexual intercourse with

See also: boneless, boney, bony

Type of: hit the books, remove, study, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Boned

Bone, Scott Cordelle