Bon"ing, n. [Senses 1 and 2 fr. 1st Bone, sense 3 fr. 3d Bone.]
1.
The clearing of bones from fish or meat.
2.
The manuring of land with bones.
3.
A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along the tops of two or more straight edges, or a range of properly spaced poles. See 3d Bone, v. t.
© Webster 1913.