suppableadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌpəb(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈsəpəb(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈsʌpəb(ə)l/

Forms: see sup v.¹ and -able suffix.

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

Etymology: < sup v.¹ + -able suffix.

Chiefly Scottish in later use.

Able or fit to be taken into the mouth in small quantities or using a spoon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > suppable

suppable?c1475

supping1611

sorbile1620

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 123 Suppabyll [1483 BL Add. 89074 Suppabylle], sorbulis, sorbabulis.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Humable, suppable.

1694 W. Burnaby tr. Petronius Satyr (new ed.) 57 I commanded my Friends, said he, the Hen to be set with Peahens Eggs; and so help me Hercules, am affraid they may be half Hatcht: however we'll try if they are yet Suppable.

1745 tr. L. J. M. Columella Of Husbandry viii. xvii Such victuals as are next to such as are supable, as new cheese, or curds out of the milk-pail.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 518/2 Good punch and a good man..are just alike. If punch cannot lowe, its no suppable; if a man cannot burn, no at the stake I mean—but with anger at a knave's deed, and that spills my simile—The back of my hand be to him.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Thai kail ar sae saut they're no suppable.

1897 ‘L. Keith’ My Bonnie Lady iv. 45 They're [sc. porridge oats are] no suppable when they're cauld.

1999 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food 51/1 A Majorcan bread and cabbage dish, almost all bread and sliceable rather than suppable.

2002 A. Fowler New Oxf. Bk. 17th-cent. Verse (2008) 672 Ready supping mess] suppable food.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suppable
释义	suppableadj. Brit. /ˈsʌpəb(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈsəpəb(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈsʌpəb(ə)l/ Forms: see sup v.¹ and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sup v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < sup v.¹ + -able suffix. Chiefly Scottish in later use. Able or fit to be taken into the mouth in small quantities or using a spoon. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > suppable suppable?c1475 supping1611 sorbile1620 ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 123 Suppabyll [1483 BL Add. 89074 Suppabylle], sorbulis, sorbabulis. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Humable, suppable. 1694 W. Burnaby tr. Petronius Satyr (new ed.) 57 I commanded my Friends, said he, the Hen to be set with Peahens Eggs; and so help me Hercules, am affraid they may be half Hatcht: however we'll try if they are yet Suppable. 1745 tr. L. J. M. Columella Of Husbandry viii. xvii Such victuals as are next to such as are supable, as new cheese, or curds out of the milk-pail. 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 518/2 Good punch and a good man..are just alike. If punch cannot lowe, its no suppable; if a man cannot burn, no at the stake I mean—but with anger at a knave's deed, and that spills my simile—The back of my hand be to him. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Thai kail ar sae saut they're no suppable. 1897 ‘L. Keith’ My Bonnie Lady iv. 45 They're [sc. porridge oats are] no suppable when they're cauld. 1999 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food 51/1 A Majorcan bread and cabbage dish, almost all bread and sliceable rather than suppable. 2002 A. Fowler New Oxf. Bk. 17th-cent. Verse (2008) 672 Ready supping mess] suppable food. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?c1475
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