·adj Manured with bone; as, boned land.
II. Boned ·adj Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish.
III. Boned ·Impf & ·p.p. of Bone.
IV. Boned ·adj Having (such) bones;
— used in composition; as, big-boned; strong-boned.
Seized. apprehended, taken up by a constable. CANT. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·adj Having dry bones, or bones without flesh. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language