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probelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From probe + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling a probe (instrument for probing).
   • Stubby, fat and chunky, it is about three inches shorter than the standard armrests, which are probelike, jutting upward at just the right angle to slip unnoticed in the pocket of a trouser or coat as a person sits. 2007 February 1, William Neuman, “A Trial Run for Train Armrests Without an Appetite for Clothes”, in New York Times:

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