pokableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊkəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊkəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1800s– pokable, 1800s– pokeable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poke v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < poke v.¹ + -able suffix.

Capable of being poked (in various senses of poke v.¹).

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [adjective] > able to be poked

pokable1872

1872 Times 17 Aug. 10/3 Freedom from smoke,..efficient ventilation, and utilization of the heat may all be combined with the presence of the visible pokable fire.

1881 Times 9 Dec. 9/6 He feared that..he should never consent to give up the visible, pokeable, companionable fire.

1962 J. Braine Life at Top ix. 130 I'm sure Lucy's gloriously pokable, but..I've never fancied her.

1998 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 June (Final ed.) (Weekend section) n71 Just about every aspect of the center is ‘interactive’, from the large, pokable ball-filled cubes showing the difference in molecule density from solid to liquid to gas, to the kid-friendly lab.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pokable
释义	pokableadj. Brit. /ˈpəʊkəbl/, U.S. /ˈpoʊkəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1800s– pokable, 1800s– pokeable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poke v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < poke v.¹ + -able suffix. Capable of being poked (in various senses of poke v.¹). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [adjective] > able to be poked pokable1872 1872 Times 17 Aug. 10/3 Freedom from smoke,..efficient ventilation, and utilization of the heat may all be combined with the presence of the visible pokable fire. 1881 Times 9 Dec. 9/6 He feared that..he should never consent to give up the visible, pokeable, companionable fire. 1962 J. Braine Life at Top ix. 130 I'm sure Lucy's gloriously pokable, but..I've never fancied her. 1998 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 June (Final ed.) (Weekend section) n71 Just about every aspect of the center is ‘interactive’, from the large, pokable ball-filled cubes showing the difference in molecule density from solid to liquid to gas, to the kid-friendly lab. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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