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poachable en · ADJ

Etymology

From poach + -able.

Meanings

  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:

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most poachable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more poachable Degree=Cmp lexicographic