† pernableadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Capable of being taken or caught. Cf. pregnable adj.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > [adjective] > proper for hunting
pernablea1393
chaseable1393
in grease1607
in the time (also season) of grease1614
runnable1845
huntable1857
a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. 2931 (MED) If thou thin hele wolt pourchace, Thou miht noght make suite and chace, Wher that the game is nought pernable [v.r. parnable].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.a1393- waterice
- watericle
- wateried
- waterier
- wateriest
- waterily
- waterinch
- wateriness
- waterinesses
- watering
- watering bridle
- watering bucket
- watering call
- watering can
- watering cap
- watering cart
- watering down
- watering hole
- watering order
- watering pan
- watering party
- watering pit
- watering place
- watering pond
- watering pool