unboned

American

[uhn-bohnd] / ʌnˈboʊnd /

adjective

lacking bones.
not having the bones removed.

an unboned chicken.

unboned British

/ ʌnˈbəʊnd /

adjective

(of meat, fish, etc) not having had the bones removed
(of animals) having no bones

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Etymology

Origin of unboned

First recorded in 1640–50; un- ¹ + boned

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unboned

She thrashes in her crib, unboned and blind, good as blind.

From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2015

Time.—For a pie with unboned meat, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hour; with boned meat and sausage or forcemeat, 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

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