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gnawable

adj

Etymology

From gnaw + -able.

  1. derived from *gʰnēgʰ-✻ — “to gnaw, scratch”
  2. inherited from *gnaganą✻ — “to gnaw”
  3. inherited from *gnagan✻
  4. inherited from gnagan
  5. inherited from gnawen
  6. suffixed as gnawable — “gnaw + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable of being gnawed.

    • Each chop contained a few small gnawable bones, and plenty of velvety meat that would slip right off them after a long, gentle braise.

The neighborhood

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