Handtame
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Handtame is an adjective meaning Tame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docile.
Meaning
Tame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docile.
More Meanings
- To cause (someone or something) to become accustomed to being handled
Example Sentences
Tamir was all her joy. She had him hand-tame, spoiled him most tenderly.
So now that you've decided to handtame your canary, just where do you start?
Even children can handtame wild birds, if they follow Al Martin's simple directions.
I badly wanted a little more time to work on training them, but simply couldn't find it — so while they grew up friendly and confident, you couldn't exactly called them handtame.
Word Forms
- hand-tame
- handtames
- handtaming
- handtamed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hand-tame, tame, tender-handed, gentle-handed, tenderhanded, kind.
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