tamable
Example Sentences
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But Mr. Carlson wound up being entirely tamable, while the more diminutive Mr. Loughlin lived like a wild man until his tragic death.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2015
It is more tamable and docile than the Himalayan Sun Bear, and is even more eccentric in its ways.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
And among fishes, the family of the Cyprinidae are the best adapted to our purpose; for we must select those which are both hardy and tamable.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various
Crows are especially tamable and may be allowed full liberty around the dooryard.
From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.
A hawk or an eagle is never tamed, but a crow is more easily and completely tamable than the gentlest singing-bird.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various
