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761 Etymology dictionary, p. bronco (n.).2
… half-tamed horse of the American Southwest," 1850, American English, apparently from a noun use of Spanish bronco (adj.) "rough, rude," originally a noun meaning …
762 Etymology dictionary, p. cade (n.).2
… or tame animal," especially a lamb, late 15c., often used in reference to young animals abandoned by their mothers and brought up by hand; of unknown origin. The …
763 Etymology dictionary, p. chastise (v.).2
… ; dominate, tame" (12c., Modern French châtier ), from Latin castigare "to set or keep right, to reprove, chasten, to punish," literally "to make pure" (see castigate ). Or perhaps …
764 Etymology dictionary, p. darn (interj.).2
tame curse word, 1781, American English euphemism, a minced form of damn said to have originated in New England when swearing was a punishable offense; if so …
765 Etymology dictionary, p. daunt (v.).2
… "to tame" (see tame (v.)). Sense of "to intimidate, subdue the courage of" is from late 15c. Related: Daunted; daunting .
766 Etymology dictionary, p. dingo (n.).2
… -go/ "tame dog," though the English used it to describe wild Australian dogs. Bushmen continue to call the animal by the Dharruk term /warrigal/ "wild dog." Plural …
767 Etymology dictionary, p. domestic (adj.).3
… animals, "tame, living under the care of humans," from 1610s. Related: Domestically .
768 Etymology dictionary, p. domesticate (v.).2
… use, tame, bring under control or cultivation;" 1741, of persons, "to cause to be attached to home and family, accustom to remain much at home;" from Medieval Latin …
769 Etymology dictionary, p. domestication (n.).2
1774, "act of becoming domestic; state of being domesticated;" 1778, "act of taming wild animals;" noun of action or state from domesticate (v.).
770 Etymology dictionary, p. domineer (v.).3
… usage ("Taming of the Shrew") is not the earliest in English. Meaning "give orders or directions in an arrogant, blustering manner" is from 1764. Related: Domineering …
771 Etymology dictionary, p. domitable (adj.).2
"capable of being tamed," 1670s, a rare word, from Latin *domitabilis, from domitare, frequentative of domare "to tame" (see tame (adj.)).
772 Etymology dictionary, p. elephant (n.).4
… to tame the African elephant and use it in war; his elephants were brought from Nubia," and the Carthaginians probably borrowed the idea from him; "for in the …
773 Etymology dictionary, p. ferret (v.).2
… half-tame ferrets to kill rats and flush rabbits from burrows. The extended sense of "search out, discover," especially by perseverance and cunning, usually …
774 Etymology dictionary, p. hybrid (n.).2
… a tame sow and a wild boar," of unknown origin but probably from Greek and somehow related to hubris .
775 Etymology dictionary, p. indomitable (adj.).2
… "to tame" (see tame (adj.)). In reference to persons or personal qualities, "unyielding, persistent, resolute," by 1830. Related: Indomitably .
776 Etymology dictionary, p. *lē-.4
… , tranquil, tame, slow," leisti "to let, to let loose;" Old Church Slavonic lena "lazy," Old English læt "sluggish, slow," lætan "to leave behind."
777 Etymology dictionary, p. mansuetude (n.).2
"tameness, gentleness, mildness," late 14c., from Latin mansuetudo "tameness, mildness, gentleness," noun of state from past-participle stem of mansuescere "to …
778 Etymology dictionary, p. mastiff (n.).2
… "domesticated, tame," from Latin mansuetus "tame, gentle" (see mansuetude ). The etymological sense, then, would be a dog that stays in the house, thus a guard-dog or …
779 Etymology dictionary, p. mitigate (v.).2
… , mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe," ultimately from mitis "gentle, soft" + root of agere "to do, perform" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out …
780 Etymology dictionary, p. mustang (n.).3
… from tame horses brought to the Americas by the Spaniards. The brand of automobile was introduced by Ford in 1962.