Full Definition of BONE. 1. a: one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate b: any of various hard animal substances or structures (as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone c: the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed.2.ull Definition of BONE. transitive verb. 1. 2. : to provide (a garment) with stays. 3. : to rub (as a boot or baseball bat) with something hard (as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface. intransitive verb. See bone defined for English-language learners.
Located in both Steuben and Yates counties, Keuka Lake is 19.6 miles long, 1.9 miles wide, and reaches a maximum depth of 183 feet. As the third largest Finger Lake, it is surrounded by the communities of Hammondsport, Branchport, and Penn Yan.
Lake Cooper is the largest pool in the series of dams with 240 miles of shoreline and completely covers the Des Moines Rapids which had been hindering river traffic on the Upper Mississippi since the Pike expedition in 1805. There are a number of historic sites and other attractions in the Keokuk area.