gnawableadj.
/ˈnɔːəb(ə)l/ Capable of being gnawed.
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the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > chewable
masticable1801
chewable1846
gnawable1885
chewy1925
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > biting > [adjective] > bitten > that may be bitten
biteable1483
gnawable1885
1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. vi. v. 484 The rats..in the night gnawed everything gnawable.
1891 Illustr. Sporting & Dramatic News Christmas No. 1/2 His fair moustache was scarcely long enough to be gnawable.
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