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boney

bo·ney

US/ˈboʊni/ rare slang

adjective

1.

having bones especially many or prominent bones

  • “a bony shad fillet”
  • “her bony wrist”
  • “bony fish”

Origin

Clipping of Bonaparte + -ey.

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