debone

[dee-bohn]

de·bone

[dee-bohn]
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

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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