debone

verb

debone

verb

UK /diːˈbəʊn/ · US /diˈboʊn/

Etymology From de- + bone.

1

Ambitransitive To remove the bones from.

  • I am deboning a fish.
  • 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 life2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian:
Derived terms
deboner
Related terms
boneless

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