| 单词 | tame cat |
| 释义 | > as lemmastame cat b. tame cat: One who is on the footing of the domestic cat; a person who is made a convenience by his friends. So †tame-fellow, †tame goose (obsolete). (Cf. 1b.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > person made a convenience by friends tame cat1885 1605 Case is Altered (Halliw.) Utterly cast away upon a noddy, a ninny-hammer, a tame-goose. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tame-fellow, tractable, easy, manageable. 1878 Mrs. H. Wood Pomeroy Abbey I. 255 Here has he been in the house continually like a tame cat.] 1885 World 9 Sept. 9 It sheds the gentle glamour of romance over the tame cat himself and the household where he is always welcome. 1900 Daily News 16 Jan. 3/2 He is the tamest of tame cats amongst local officials. < as lemmas |
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