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millable, a.|ˈmɪləb(ə)l|
[f. mill v.1 or n.1 + -able.]
a. Suitable for milling (sense 1).
1905A. Cockayne in 13th Rep. Dept. Agric. (N.Z.) Appendix x. 402 Most of the Phormium [in flax swamps] was short, but there were considerable quantities of good millable fibre... All the millable flax is being rapidly cut down, and no doubt these swamps will in time become good agricultural land. 1955Times 2 May 23/5 As far as millable grades were concerned, the wheat market showed little feature during the past week. 1959Cape Argus 15 Aug. 1/5 The fire..destroyed about 2,000 tons of millable cane before it could be brought under control. 1963Times 23 Feb. 5/1 The millable oat championship went to a Blenda sample from Mr. W. Sharp, of Banff, Aberdeen.
b. Suitable for cutting in a sawmill.
1924Times Trade & Engin. Suppl. 29 Nov. 250/2 It is proposed..to open up 500,000 acres of farming land and 1,000,000,000 feet of millable bush. 1969Northern Territory News (Darwin) Focus '69 83/1 There is a considerable stand of timber again reaching ‘millable’ stage. 1972Country Life 16 Mar. 653/3 Some sort of grading [of timber]..based on veneer, planking and millable butts in the case of hardwoods. |