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单词 pluckable
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pluckableadj.

Brit. /ˈplʌkəbl/, U.S. /ˈpləkəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluck v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < pluck v. + -able suffix. Compare slightly earlier pluckability n.
rare.
Capable of being plucked. Also figurative.
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1855 N. P. Willis Out-doors at Idlewild xxxi. 202 Here are the crimson and gold, the scarlet and purple of a sunset—close-to—touchable—pluckable.
1950 Osiris 9 220 Reeds are leafless and pluckable from their sheathes.
1993 Washington Times (Nexis) 4 Feb. e5 A pluckable stringed device made from the leg tendons of cows.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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