thrustable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thrust +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

thrustable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being thrust.
    • 1908, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 1772:
      A nut cracking machine comprising an upright frame having front extensions, revolving disks carrying plungers axially thrustable towards each other, means for periodically actuating said plungers consisting of means mounted on said frame []
    • 2010, Enrico Francot, The Icy Side of the Self:
      Duryodhana was the best champion in the world with a weapon that was made of an iron ball tied by a chain to a heavy rod held by the warrior, a sort of thrustable cudgel or bludgeon.