ἐξοστεΐζω

A. take out the bones, prob. l. in Horap. 2.38, cf. Suid. s.v. ἔξαρθρος; take out of the bone, μυελόν Dsc. 2.77: metaph., of fruits, remove the seeds or kernels, μῆλα . . ἐξωστεϊσμένα Id. 5.75; ἐλαιῶν ‐ισμένων Ruf. ap. Orib. 8.47.7.