unmaltableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɔːltəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɒltəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɔltəb(ə)l/,

/ˌənˈmɑltəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, malt v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + malt v. + -able suffix.

Of barley or another grain: that cannot be malted.

ΚΠ

1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. Digest 43 To feed cart-horses on unmaltable barley.

1831 Rep. Select Comm. Use of Molasses 119 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 297) VII. 109 If the unmaltable barley is not bought up by the distillers, what other uses can you conceive it to be put to, with advantage to the grower?

1891 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 1 Jan. 19/4 There were also low prices for feed grains, and the poor unmaltable barley had this to contend with.

1948 Times 20 Jan. 8 The remainder of the crop was practically unmaltable.

1998 D. E. Briggs Malts & Malting xiv. 651 Although some few ‘maltable’ samples are held back until further maturation has occurred, unmaltable, immature barleys are recognized and are not steeped.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmaltable
释义	unmaltableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɔːltəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɒltəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɔltəb(ə)l/, /ˌənˈmɑltəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, malt v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + malt v. + -able suffix. Of barley or another grain: that cannot be malted. ΚΠ 1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. Digest 43 To feed cart-horses on unmaltable barley. 1831 Rep. Select Comm. Use of Molasses 119 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 297) VII. 109 If the unmaltable barley is not bought up by the distillers, what other uses can you conceive it to be put to, with advantage to the grower? 1891 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 1 Jan. 19/4 There were also low prices for feed grains, and the poor unmaltable barley had this to contend with. 1948 Times 20 Jan. 8 The remainder of the crop was practically unmaltable. 1998 D. E. Briggs Malts & Malting xiv. 651 Although some few ‘maltable’ samples are held back until further maturation has occurred, unmaltable, immature barleys are recognized and are not steeped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1778
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