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Definition of Pabulous
1. a. Affording pabulum, or food; alimental.
Definition of Pabulous
1. Adjective. (obsolete) edible ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pabulous
1. providing food [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pabulous
Literary usage of Pabulous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The North American Medical and Surgical Journal (1826)
"Mr O. now injected by means of a flexible tube, Sic., a "pabulous" fluid into
his stomach, to obviate some of the bad effects proceeding from the loss of ..."
2. Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence by Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin (1835)
"... flames are nourished by the air about them, we make some doubt whether air is
the pabulous supply of fire, much less that flame is properly air kindled. ..."
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