eatable
UK /ˈiːtəbəl/ US /ˈiːtəbəl/
adj 1noun 1
Definitions
adj
1
Able to be eaten; edible.
The contents of the pan began to boil, and he turned to plunge his hand into the bowl; I conjectured that this preparation was probably for our supper, and, being hungry, I resolved it should be eatable;
When the seeds are larger, softer, and more eatable, they are protected by an excessively hard and stony covering, as in the plum and peach tribe ; or they are enclosed in a tough horny core, as with crabs and apples.
noun
1
Anything edible; food.
The Excise which is laid very high throughout all Sicily, especially upon all eatables and wearing apparel is usually there […]
Ecod, your worship, I never have courage till I see the eatables and drinkables brought upo’ the table, and then I’m as bauld as a lion.
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