chuckable

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English

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Etymology

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From chuck +‎ -able.

Adjective

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chuckable (not comparable)

  1. (engineering) Suitable for being secured in a chuck.
  2. (colloquial) Suitable for being thrown away.
    • 2010, Robert Pagliarini, The Other 8 Hours:
      Second, I operate under the policy that everything is chuckable unless proven otherwise. I must convince myself not to throw something away.
  3. (colloquial, of a vehicle) Reacting easily to steering, so that it can be manoeuvred without effort.