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English
Etymology
From Middle English trowable, trowabile, equivalent to trow + -able.
Adjective
trowable (comparative more trowable, superlative most trowable)
- (dialectal) Credible; believable.
- (rare) Fit to be or worthy of being betrothed; betrothable.
2009, Steven S. Schneiderman, Marshlanders:“Oh yeah; but you girls have so many hopefuls hanging around; hard for me to keep score. Why don't you ask your dad?” “No dad: no mom; but you've been married forever. How come you never got trown?” “I just never did anything trowable. I've been accused of everything though; one time or another.”
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