sparable
sparable is the alternative form of spareable.
Meaning of spareable
Adjective
spareable (comparative more spareable, superlative most spareable)
- Capable of being spared; available.
- my time or the expense may not be spareable1816, Philosophical Magazine, volume 47, page 356
Noun
sparable (plural sparables)
- A small headless nail used in making shoes (especially the heels).
- [H]e was sometimes seen disputing with the cobbler, his opposite neighbour, about the charge of two-pence; and refusing to pay Crispin's demand, unless he put three or four more sparables in the heels of the shoes which he had mended twice before!1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 183
Forms of sparable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more sparable |
| superlative | most sparable |
| Noun | |
| plural | sparables |
Origin of sparable
From sparrowbill, in reference to its shape, like a sparrow's beak.
Questions about sparable
- What does sparable mean?
- Sparable means a small headless nail used in making shoes (especially the heels).
- What is sparable the alternative form of?
- Sparable is the alternative form of spareable.
- What part of speech is sparable?
- Sparable is a noun.
- What is the plural of sparable?
- The plural of sparable is sparables.
Words near sparable in the dictionary
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