Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boning knife

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: bon-ing knife
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a sharp-pointed and narrow-bladed kitchen knife, used for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish.

Example Sentences

"He held up his right-hand index finger to the light, to reveal a worn-away depression near the knuckle, the upshot of seven decades trimming meat with a narrow-handled boning knife."

Inflected Forms

boning knives (plural)

Questions

What does boning knife mean?: a sharp-pointed and narrow-bladed kitchen knife, used for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish.

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