ほねぬき

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほねぬき – see the following entry.

【骨抜き】 [noun] boned (of a fish) [noun] bonelessness; lacking backbone; spinelessness [noun] being emasculated, lacking teeth [noun] mutilation

(This term, ほねぬき (honenuki), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)