Subject: Re: The Thumping of the Shrew
Date: Jul 19 14:29:08 1995
From: Don Baccus - donb at Rational.COM


Serge, who wishes to see logic in language in our time:
>Conclusion(1): boned = deboned !

Well, Serge, you're going to love this:

boned
1. having bone
2. having the bones taken out
3. fertilized with bones

I suspect the first two definitions will likely cause you to
tear your hair!

This dictionary doesn't have "deboned" in it, must be a marketing
word (it's an unabridged Webster's, too, not exactly the OED
but not exactly the pocket edition, either).

Since it has "irregardless" in it (deprecated) I have to conclude
that use of "deboned" isn't blessed by the word police.

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>