Defn: To convert into, or make, good.
To bonify evils, or tincture them with good. Cudworth.
BONINESS
Bon"i*ness, n.
Defn: The condition or quality of being bony.
BONING
Bon"ing, n. Etym: [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.
BONITARY
Bon"i*ta*ry, a.
Defn: Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land.
BONITO Bo*ni"to, n.; pl. Bonitoes (. Etym: [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bainit and bainith.] [Often incorrectly written bonita.] (Zoöl.)