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单词 screwable
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screwableadj.

Brit. /ˈskruːəbl/, U.S. /ˈskruəbəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screw v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < screw v. + -able suffix.
1. Capable of being screwed (in various senses of screw v.).
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [adjective] > with screw > screwable
screwable1844
screw-down1849
screw-on1911
screw-in1912
1844 A. M. Adams Merry Martyrs 27 They are more the creatures of their emotions than men are—more generous, ‘screwable,’ and more easily flattered.
1864 W. H. Smyth Addenda to Ædes Hartwellianae i. 3 The subtle sophisms of unsound etymology—by which words, screwable into any form—are appealed to.
1885 North-eastern Daily Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 24 Sept. It was a heavy night last night; I must have been awfully screwed—screwed to the highest screwable pitch.
1992 Times (Nexis) 6 Mar. I've never seen any money. Something wrong somewhere. I have been screwed. I'm infinitely screwable.
2. spec. That can be fitted or attached with an inserted screw or screws or by means of an integral screw.
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1878 Lippincott's Mag. Apr. 508/2 Bedsteads—which are the most unwieldy articles of all—might be made much less so by having the legs made separate from and screwable into the head- and foot-boards.
1890 Engineer 69 411 A screwable bracket.
1910 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 1 Feb. 87/2 A nut-lock comprising a bolt.., a nut screwable thereon, a cap..screwable within the said threaded bored portion of the said bolt [etc.].
1989 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 18 Dec. 35/4 (advt.) Wonder board...Fire proof, light weight, nailable and screwable.
2009 J. Farndon Experimenting with Chem. 88/1 Two plastic soft drinks bottles with screwable caps.
3. slang. Sexually desirable.
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1973 J. Leasor Host of Extras ii. 37 A girl stood waiting... She looked terribly, terribly screwable to me.
1980 M. Burke Laughing War xx. 249 I didn't think she was screwable.
1999 Time Out N.Y. 25 Feb. 83/2 I've not gotten jobs, even in indies, because people didn't find me screwable.
2011 M. Roffey With Kisses of his Mouth 109 You're so screwable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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