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bone

1. bone \'bo-n\ \-l*s\ n [ME bon, fr. OE ba-n; akin to OHG & ON bein bone] 
   often attrib  1a: one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate  
   1b: any of various hard animal substances or structures akin to or resembli 
   ng bone 1c: the hard largely calcareous tissue of which the adult skeleton 
   of most  vertebrates is chiefly composed pl  2: SKELETON; also : BODY  pl  
   3a: CLAPPERS  3b: a strip of whalebone or steel used to stiffen a corset or 
   dress  pl  3c: DICE  pl but sing or pl in constr, often cap  4: an end man 
   in a minstrel show who may perform on the bones  - bone.less aj
2. bone vt 1: to remove the bones from {~ a fish}  2: to provide (a 
   garment) with stays  : to study hard : GRIND; also : CRAM