Definition of "debone" []

• To remove the bones from: debone a chicken breast. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Unlike when DC ads an extra insert of advertising, you cannot 'debone' the Marvel comics of their extra bulk."
• "How much meat do you get out of a deer when you debone it?"
• "We debone the hams for steaks, cut the loins into 6-8 pieces, and either grind or can the rest."