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eating

/ˈi.tɪŋ/ adjective A1
  1. Bred to be eaten. · eating chickens; eating quails
  2. Suitable to be eaten without being cooked. · Wait! That's not an eating apple.
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Dorothy saw at once that this was true, so she only nodded and went on eating her bread.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 20 · B2
“You’re not eating anything,” said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 33 · C1
A DOG lay in a manger, and by his growling and snapping prevented the oxen from eating the hay which had been placed for them.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 11 · B2
A CAT caught a Cock, and pondered how he might find a reasonable excuse for eating him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 13 · B2

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