Meanings
- not comparableCapable of being filed (in various senses).
The alloy is hard, close-grained, and resembles steel. Moreover, it is more fileable than either zinc or copper.
1870, Walter Graham, The Brassfounder's Manual, page 351 more example
The "motion" herein constitutes an anticipatory petition for reconsideration which is not properly fileable under rule 37.
1961, United States. Civil Aeronautics Board, Civil Aeronautics Board Reports, page 980
Origin
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