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  • noun potable liquids
  • noun beverages

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Examples

  • Websites tagged "potables" on Postsaver 7:47 am on October 27, 2008 | # | Reply

    THE INVENTION OF THE PLAYBOY » Sociological Images 2008

  • His potables were quite popular among the crew; in particular, I found his Spermicetti Breakfast Blend to have a dark, robust flavor that was more palatable then it sounds.

    Laurence Hughes: Ahab at Starbucks Laurence Hughes 2011

  • This floating platform on the Vistula River aims to empower citizens toward environmental clean-up, and apparently would work on any body of water with enough local bodies willing to pedal for their potables.

    Kevin Gardner | Inhabitat 2010

  • That and Hoffner himself, a noir hero in every way, from his unquenchable thirst for potables to the inevitability with which he finds himself caught in the riptide of history.

    Shadow and Light: Summary and book reviews of Shadow and Light by Jonathan Rabb. 2009

  • Among the copious potables imbibed was a bottle of the port wine I made so long ago and given as a house-warming gift to the Casa.

    Silly Sunday Morning moonchylde 2009

  • His potables were quite popular among the crew; in particular, I found his Spermicetti Breakfast Blend to have a dark, robust flavor that was more palatable then it sounds.

    Laurence Hughes: Ahab at Starbucks Laurence Hughes 2011

  • Add in a few potables, chips, chocolates, a Kahlua Creme pie (and Dusty's Sugar Biscuits!), and a viewing of The Amazing Screw-On Head, and it was a fun, fun evening.

    Bliss venomous_one 2010

  • His potables were quite popular among the crew; in particular, I found his Spermicetti Breakfast Blend to have a dark, robust flavor that was more palatable then it sounds.

    Laurence Hughes: Ahab at Starbucks Laurence Hughes 2011

  • I'm guilty, often, of "plummy," but chocolate, wine, brandy, honey, and soufflés are some of the comestibles and potables I've most often heard invoked in performance reviews.

    Quote: food and music Anne Midgette 2011

  • His potables were quite popular among the crew; in particular, I found his Spermicetti Breakfast Blend to have a dark, robust flavor that was more palatable then it sounds.

    Laurence Hughes: Ahab at Starbucks Laurence Hughes 2011

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