Dictionary entry

Bone (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bone (bōn), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Boned (bōnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Boning.] 1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. “To bone a turkey.” Soyer.

2. To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays. Ash.

3. To fertilize with bone.

4. To steal; to take possession of.