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Definition of Skeletonizing
1. skeletonize [v] - See also: skeletonize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skeletonizing
Literary usage of Skeletonizing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"skeletonizing AN ELEPHANT. Mischievous Elephants. ... skeletonizing an Elephant
in Sixteen Hours.—Cacheing the Bones. ..."
2. Pamphlets: Natural History (1872)
"skeletonizing. Skulls of animals may be prepared by boiling in water for a few
hours. A little potash or lye added, will facilitate the removal of the flesh ..."
3. Manual by American Railway Engineering Association (1921)
"skeletonizing. After the banks have been widened, the track shall be skeletonized.
... Following the skeletonizing of the track, such tie renewals shall be ..."
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