boned vs boneless

boned

adj
  • of meat or fish, having had the bones removed before cooking. 

  • Broken. 

  • Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger. 

  • Having some specific type of bone. 

  • Fitted with bones. 

  • Having the legs straightened during a trick. 

  • Of computer-generated animations: based on models with simulated bones or joints. 

boneless

adj
  • Without bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating. 

  • Lacking strength, courage, or resolve; spineless. 

How often have the words boned and boneless occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )