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Boning
(gcide) | Bone \Bone\ (b[=o]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boned (b[=o]nd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Boning.]
1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. "To
bone a turkey." --Soyer.
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2. To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays. --Ash.
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3. To fertilize with bone.
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4. To steal; to take possession of. [Slang]
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Boning
(gcide) | Boning \Bon"ing\, n. [Senses 1 and 2 fr. 1st Bone, sense 3 fr.
3d Bone.]
1. The clearing of bones from fish or meat.
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2. The manuring of land with bones.
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3. 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.
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jawboning
(gcide) | jawbone \jaw"bone`\ (j[add]"b[=o]n`), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
jawboned (j[add]"b[=o]nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. jawboning.]
To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with
threatening or inducing by other means, e.g. legislation;
esp. to make public appeals in order to influence the
behavior of businessmen or labor leaders; -- used especially
of the President or other high government officials; as, to
jawbone businessmen into forgoing price increases.
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Ribboning
(gcide) | Ribbon \Rib"bon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ribboned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ribboning.]
To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes
resembling ribbons.
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