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luggable, a. (n.)|ˈlʌgəb(ə)l|
[f. lug v. + -able.]
That can be lugged; barely portable; used esp. to designate a computer which is designed to be portable but requires considerable effort. Freq. as n. Cf. portable a. and n.
1978Washington Post 8 June (Virginia Weekly) 3/1 Reinke had..set on making a book... She asked herself, ‘How can I do it,’ without a luggable printing press that she could take to the center? 1983Money May 154 (heading) Get ready for the lovable luggables. 1985Your Computer May 23/3 IBM is expected to release a true ‘lap’ portable, rather than a luggable one, later in the year. 1988Daily Tel. 1 Feb. 21/3 But it is not a great bulky luggable of 35 pounds, and is relatively easy to move about, especially as it has a nylon carrying case. 1991U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 67/1 At the heavyweight end lies Toshiba's..T3200SXC, a luggable laptop with a spectacular colour screen. 1994Spy (N.Y.) Sept./Oct. 90/2 Owning a luggable is like owning one of those small foreign convertibles. |