debone

verb (used with object), de·boned, de·bon·ing.

to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone: Before cooking, the chicken breasts should be deboned with a small, sharp knife.

Origin:
1940–45; de- + bone

Related forms

de·bon·er, noun

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debone
verb
remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" [syn: bone]

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