gatherable

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English

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Etymology

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gather +‎ -able

Adjective

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gatherable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being gathered or collected.
  2. Deducible from premises.
    • 1625, Thomas Godwyn, Moses and Aaron, or Civil and Ecclesiastical Rites Used by the Ancient Hebrews:
      The Priest hood of the first born is gatherable hence because the Levites were appointed to the service of the Altar, instead of the first born

References

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gatherable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.