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单词 hand-tamed
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hand-tamedadj.

Brit. /ˌhan(d)ˈteɪmd/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˈteɪmd/
Forms: late Middle English handtamyd, 1900s– hand-tamed.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., tamed adj. at tame v.1 Derivatives.
Etymology: < hand n. + tamed adj. at tame v.1 Derivatives. Compare earlier hand-tame adj.
1. Submissive. Cf. hand-tame adj. 2 Obsolete.
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).
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