catchable

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English

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Etymology

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From catch +‎ -able.

Adjective

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catchable (not comparable)

  1. That can be caught.
    • 1988, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 705:
      [] arranged so that said one of said intermediate hinge pins is catchable and embracable between both of said second parts, said second part having a respective pressing surface which is pressable against said one of said intermediate hinge pins when in a catch position, []

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