Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bone \Bone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Boning}.]
   1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. ``To
      bone a turkey.'' --Soyer.

   2. To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays. --Ash.

   3. To fertilize with bone.

   4. To steal; to take possession of. [Slang]

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.

   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 3d {Bone}, v. t.