debone

American  

[dee-bohn] / diˈboʊn /

verb (used with object)

debones, present (3rd person singular) deboned, past participle, past deboning present participle

1. to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone.

   Before cooking, the chicken breasts should be deboned with a small, sharp knife.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• deboner
  noun

Inflected Forms

Participles

• deboning
  present
• deboned
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• debone
  simple
• debones
  simple
• have deboned
  perfect
• has deboned
  perfect
• am deboning
  progressive
• are deboning
  progressive
• is deboning
  progressive
• have been deboning
  perfect progressive
• has been deboning
  perfect progressive

Past

• deboned
  simple
• had deboned
  perfect
• was deboning
  progressive
• were deboning
  progressive
• had been deboning
  perfect progressive

Future

• will debone
  simple
• will have deboned
  perfect
• will be deboning
  progressive
• will have been deboning
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of debone

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + bone

Example Sentences

Absent those images, watching Lois debone, stuff and truss up a turducken would be mouthwatering.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

The company will increasingly use machines, instead of people, to debone chicken, one of its most labor-intensive jobs and a position with high turnover, said David Bray, group president of Tyson's poultry division.

From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2021

If the kids don’t debone the frogs, the skeleton and body can be stuffed with new organs, sewn up and re-used.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2019

For those planning to debone the birds themselves, Sammy Herbert said the turkey will be the hardest.

From Fox News • Nov. 20, 2018

At the age of 16, Allen Katz tried to debone a rabbit in his family’s kitchen in Baltimore.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2015