strokableadj.
/ˈstrəʊkəb(ə)l/ Fit to be stroked; inviting stroking.
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strokable1970
1970 Homes & Gardens June 65/1 There were cuddlesome lion cubs and strokeable deer.
1979 P. Roth Ghost Writer i. 64 Abravanel..leaned his long demi-emaciated frame back in his chair, looking smooth and strokable as a cat.
1981 Times 28 Apr. 10/4 Glossy leather, strokeable suede and rippling crêpe de chine.
1987 Life Dec. 9/3 Pet therapy—in which a strokable cat or dog is introduced into a counseling situation to loosen up a troubled client.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.1970- unfasten
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