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poachable

poachable adjective: capable of being poached, or stolen.

Adjective

poachable (comparative more poachable, superlative most poachable)

  1. Capable of being poached, or stolen.
  2. Suitable for being cooked by poaching.
    • Fall may be the season of poachable fruit — apples in cider with vanilla, pears in pear juice with ginger […]1993, The New York Times Magazine, page 54

Forms of poachable

comparativemore poachable
superlativemost poachable

Origin of poachable

From poach + -able.

Questions about poachable

What does poachable mean?
Poachable means capable of being poached, or stolen.
What part of speech is poachable?
Poachable is an adjective.

Words near poachable in the dictionary

  1. poaceous
  2. poacevirus
  3. poaceviruses
  4. poach
  5. poach up
  6. poachable
  7. poachard
  8. poachards
  9. poached
  10. poached egg
  11. poached egg daisy

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