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Scott said later that she had boned up on history while designing this collection - basically the early 1900s, its architecture and its colors.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2012

Groucho had boned up anxiously for the evening, rereading Eliot, and King Lear as well, just in case.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2011

He had boned up on the artist's work and even recalled verses from Emily Dickinson in an effort to prod his reclusive subject.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he had boned up on the subject and relied on ten years of experience as a yachtsman.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fish is now to be had boned, and put up in small boxes, and this is by far the most desirable form.

From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen