English English Dictionary

See Bonito.

A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.

A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat.

Alt. of Bonhommie

good nature; pleasant and easy manner.

See Bonnibel.

An innkeeper.

Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence.

To convert into, or make, good.

The condition or quality of being bony.

The clearing of bones from fish or meat.

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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.

The manuring of land with bones.

Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land.

A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast.

The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.

The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.

The skipjack (Sarda Mediterranea) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (S. Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes.

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