单词 | hand-tamed |
释义 | hand-tamedadj.ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adjective] > tame or gentle hand-tamec1330 hand-tameda1500 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iii. 127 We ar mayde handtamyd With thyse gentlery-men. 2. Of a bird or (occasionally) other animal: tamed sufficiently to be handled. Cf. hand-tame adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [adjective] > tamed or trained tamec888 mildOE meekc1175 unwilda1400 chastisedc1440 reclaimed1440 made1474 familiar1483 gentle?1531 domestical1562 inward1575 inwards1575 housal1611 domestic1620 cicurated1646 domiciliated1782 domesticated1802 broken1805 hand-tamed1932 1932 Illustr. London News 12 Nov. 760/2 The three hand-tamed birds were a daily delight... They would stand close to me looking up to be fed by hand with bread. 1953 N.Y. Times 22 Mar. 4 s/8 (advt.) Blue mask parrot, hand-tamed,..small, colorful, rare. 1967 Independent Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 20 May 14/7 (advt.) Hand-tamed rats. Make ideal pets. 1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. v. 28/2 A hand-tamed bird is a previously untamed bird that has been gentled enough to sit on the hand without biting. 2011 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 22 July c8 A meerkat feed..[is] followed by..the hand-tamed meerkats coming out of their enclosure to meet everyone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1500 |
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