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421 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RUNT.3 (Noah Webster)
Of tame pigeons, are croppers, carriers and runts.
422 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SCRATCH.11 (Noah Webster)
- Dull tame things that will neither bite nor scratch.
423 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SUBDUE.7 (Noah Webster)
3. To tame; to break by conquering a refractory temper or evil passions; to render submissive; as, to subdue a stubborn child.
424 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SUBDUED.1 (Noah Webster)
SUBDUED, pp. Conquered and reduced to subjection; oppressed; crushed; tamed; softened.
425 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SWAN.1 (Noah Webster)
SWAN, n. A large aquatic fowl of the genus Anas, of two varieties, the wild and the tame. The plumage is of a pure white color, and its long arching neck gives it a noble appearance.
426 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAMABLE.1 (Noah Webster)
TAMABLE, a. [from tame.] That may be tamed; capable of being reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness; that may be subdued.
428 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAME.2 (Noah Webster)
1. That has lost its native wildness and shyness; mild; accustomed to man; domestic; as a tame deer; a tame bird.
429 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAME.4 (Noah Webster)
And you, tame slaves of the laborious plow.
430 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAME.5 (Noah Webster)
3. Spiritless; unanimated; as a tame poem. [Not elegant nor in use.]
431 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAME.6 (Noah Webster)
TAME, v.t. [L. domo; Heb. to be silent, dumb.]
432 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAME.7 (Noah Webster)
1. To reclaim; to reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; as, to tame a wild beast.
433 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAME.8 (Noah Webster)
2. To civilize; as, to tame the ferocious inhabitants of the forest.
434 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAME.9 (Noah Webster)
3. To subdue; to conquer; to depress; as, to tame the pride or passions of youth.
435 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAME.11 (Noah Webster)
The tongue can no man tame. James 3:8 .
436 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAMED.1 (Noah Webster)
TAMED, pp. Reclaimed from wildness; domesticated; made gentle; subdued.
437 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAMELY.1 (Noah Webster)
TAMELY, adv. With unresisting submission; meanly; servilely; without manifesting spirit; as, to submit tamely to oppression; to bear reproach tamely.
438 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAMENESS.1 (Noah Webster)
TAMENESS, n. The quality of being tame or gentle; a state of domestication.
439 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAMER.1 (Noah Webster)
TAMER, n. One that tames or subdues; one that reclaims from wildness.
440 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TAMING.1 (Noah Webster)
TAMING, ppr. Reclaiming from a wild state; civilizing; subduing.