boning

Verb (usu participle)

bon=ing

CIDE DICTIONARY

boning, n. [Senses 1 and 2 fr. 1st Bone, sense 3 fr. 3d Bone.].

The clearing of bones from fish or meat. [1913 Webster]
The manuring of land with bones. [1913 Webster]
A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along the tops of two or more straight edges, or a range of properly spaced poles. See 3d Bone, v. t. [1913 Webster]

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