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hand-tameness

noun

Etymology

From Middle English handtamenesse, equivalent to handtame + -ness.

  1. inherited from handtamenesse

Definitions

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being handtame

    • In any case it is easy to strike up a very happy relationship with one's garden Robin without even approaching the hand-tameness sought by Lord Grey.
    • O It's Vour Choice: Many people lose their parrots' hand tameness because they take it for granted.
    • Sadly, people allow their Green-wings to lose their hand tameness and, therefore, compromise their pet potential.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA