单词 | nickable |
释义 | nickableadj. British colloquial. Capable of being stolen; considered to be worth stealing or (in extended use) appropriating. ΚΠ 1989 A. Coren in Times 5 Jan. 10/1 Hardly had our Neighbourhood Watch scheme been set up—monitory stickers in windows, nickable items covertly marked with cabbalistic runes,..than the entire Neighbourhood left the country. 1995 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 44 There might be some nickable ideas. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 11 June 43 Upon the..walls are black and white photographs and against them comfy banquettes complete with jersey cushions and nickable ashtrays. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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