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eatables

[ee-tuh-buhl] Origin

eat·a·ble

[ee-tuh-buhl]
adjective
noun
2.
Usually, eatables. articles of food.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1475–85; eat + -able

non·eat·a·ble, adjective
un·eat·a·ble, adjective
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eatables (ˈiːtəbəlz)
 
pl n
(sometimes singular) food

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eatable
late 15c., from eat + -able.
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