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Webster 1913 Edition
Edible
Ed′i-ble
,Adj.
Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent;
as,
. edible
fishesBacon.
– Noun.
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 1828 Edition
Edible
ED'IBLE
,Adj.