hand-tameness
English
Alternative forms
- handtameness, hand tameness
Etymology
From Middle English handtamenesse, equivalent to handtame + -ness.
Noun
hand-tameness (uncountable)
- The state, quality, or condition of being handtame
- 1984, Chris Mead, Robins:
- 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.
- 1999, Sally Blanchard, Sally Blanchard's companion parrot handbook:
- O It's Vour Choice: Many people lose their parrots' hand tameness because they take it for granted.
- 2003, Companion Parrot Quarterly - Issues 59-64 - Page 56:
- Sadly, people allow their Green-wings to lose their hand tameness and, therefore, compromise their pet potential.
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