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Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable. A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable. S…

Recovery. [Obs.]

The person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery.

One who recovers.

The demandant in a common recovery after judgment. Wharton.

The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.

To discover again.

A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.

A green pigment found in the feathers of the turacou. See Turacin.

Not covenable; inconvenient. [Obs.] Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7).

Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract. Bp. Horsley.

To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.

Covered or bound in yellow paper. Yellow-covered literature, cheap sensational novels and trashy magazines; -- formerly so called from the usual color of their covers. [Colloq. U. S.] Bartlett.

aim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.

loating carcasses And broken chariot wheels; so thick bestrown Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood. Milton.

Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant.

Having the fruit covered with spines.

Admission to sexual intercourse. During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown. Blackstone.

Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.

at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal.