† rugibilityn.
Obsolete. rare.
Capability of roaring.
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rugibility1620
1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 108 Risibilitie, Rugibilitie, &c. Powers of the forme, immediatly issuing therefrom.
1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft i. 10 If I deny that a Dog hath rugibility (which is only proper to a Lion) doth it follow that I deny the being of a Dog, or that he hath latrability?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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