Definition of Edble
Ed"i*ble (?), a. [L. edibilis,
fr. edere to eat. See Eat.] Fit to be eaten as
food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.
Bacon. -- n. Anything edible.
Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest,
2. -- Edible crab (Zoöl.), any
species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab
(Callinectes hastatus). See Crab. --
Edible frog (Zoöl.), the common
European frog (Rana esculenta), used as food. --
Edible snail (Zoöl.), any snail
used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of
Europe.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
EDIBLE, adj. Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a
toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man
to a worm.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- Something that can be eaten without harm, non-toxic to humans; suitable for consumption.
edible fruit
Although stale, the bread was edible.
- Anything edible.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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