boniness
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Yet it could be a hard sell, particularly because the fish’s notorious boniness makes it challenging to produce the fillets many diners expect, Jupiter added.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
For example, modern Holsteins are bred to be tall and thin, to the point of boniness.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2019
He could recall the exact sensation of his grandmother’s arms around him, the boniness of her chest, the sharpness of her arms.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 10, 2017
For chefs, the major drawback of Asian carp is the boniness of the fillets, noted Seidler.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 8, 2015
Emaciated to boniness, the great frame jutting and straining rather terribly to break through the restraint of too tight flesh, Mr. Jastrow rose to his elbow, jaw-lines sullen.
From Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It by Fannie Hurst
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