| boning | 1. The clearing of bones from fish or meat. 2. The manuring of land with bones. 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 Bone, v. T. Origin: Senses 1 and 2 fr. 1st Bone, sense 3 fr. 3d Bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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