unbone

English

Etymology

un- +‎ bone

Verb

unbone (third-person singular simple present unbones, present participle unboning, simple past and past participle unboned)

  1. To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone.
  2. (obsolete) To twist about, as if boneless.
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Synonyms

Further reading
  • unbone in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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