Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not eatable; not fit to be eaten: as, uneatable fruit.
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- adjective Not
eatable ; not fit foreating .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not suitable for food
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Examples
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There was once an entire branch of our sport dedicated to catching herons and other large, "uneatable" birds, ringing them for posterity with a metal band and then releasing them.
Letter To a Friend 2007
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Still made a lot of hamburger and the ribs totally blood shot and uneatable.
Field & Stream 2009
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On my desk, I have a 338 225 grain recovered from one of the Caribou I shot at 650 and still turned the meat into hamburger, the ribs were so blood shot they were uneatable and the diameter of the mushroom portion is a good 5/8 in diameter.
What is the best cartridge for long range hunting? For deer through elk size game. 2009
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Sprouted grains date back to the ancient Hebrews, who developed the first form of bread with matzo or matzah by smashing uneatable grain berries into a paste, spreading the paste out on a flat surface to dry in the sun and creating edible and portable food that they could make anywhere and could easily carry off with them as their nomadic lifestyle demanded.
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, Ph.D., D.C.: Rethinking Grain-Based Carbohydrates Part II Georgianna Donadio 2011
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On my desk, I have a 338 225 grain recovered from one of the Caribou I shot at 650 and still turned the meat into hamburger, the ribs were so blood shot they were uneatable and the diameter of the mushroom portion is a good 5/8 in diameter.
What is the best cartridge for long range hunting? For deer through elk size game. 2009
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Ribs on entry side were practically uneatable because of the hydrostatic shock and trama.
What is your favorite bullet type for hunting big game and why? 2010
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Sprouted grains date back to the ancient Hebrews, who developed the first form of bread with matzo or matzah by smashing uneatable grain berries into a paste, spreading the paste out on a flat surface to dry in the sun and creating edible and portable food that they could make anywhere and could easily carry off with them as their nomadic lifestyle demanded.
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, Ph.D., D.C.: Rethinking Grain-Based Carbohydrates Part II Georgianna Donadio 2011
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Ribs on entry side were practically uneatable because of the hydrostatic shock and trama.
What is your favorite bullet type for hunting big game and why? 2010
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The old man diligently started to put things back on the shelves, and a few tables he had in the store, he picked back up, but most of his foods were uneatable, cans dented, and it all was really too much, he stopped and leaned against a pole in the middle of the store.
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At first, before the guests ate, a dirty table in the kitchen was hastily strewn with uneatable scraps.
DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004
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