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HydraZulu
at Thu Mar 13 20:44:27 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HydraZulu ]
The "tame" you are thinking of is NOT the actual definition of "tame".
I did a special search on "tame" and it redirected me to WordNet dictionary, which gave this definition:
(v) domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame (adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment) "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
(v) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame (overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable) "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
(adj) tame, tamed (brought from wildness into a domesticated state) "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tame
When i say special search, just fyi, i mean using specific terms to get exactly what i want, in this case, a definition from google dictionary. If you don't believe me, just go to www.google.com and type in define: tame. It will take you straight to the definition, along with links to other dictionaries, and their definitions.
Just make sure that when you say something "is", that it isn't just what you THINK it is. Your definition is a personal, self-made definition. I went through all this in the other thread i gave the address to in my previous post, and this is going to get tediously long if we have to go over it again.
According to the dictionary accepted definition, snakes DO fit under the terms "tame" AND "domesticated"
Another little tidbit, but using "Define: *word*" with no quotes, where *word* is the word you wish to define, will take you straight to the definition in google dictionary...neat little trick.
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-Jacob
Knowledge is gained by asking the question "Why?", but true wisdom only comes from asking "Why not?". -Me
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- can a snake be domesticated? - mldolan, Tue Mar 11 20:45:58 2008
- RE: can a snake be domesticated? - j3nnay, Tue Mar 11 20:52:39 2008
- RE: can a snake be domesticated? - FatBoyBallPython, Tue Mar 11 20:53:59 2008
- link? - robyn@ProExotics, Tue Mar 11 22:16:19 2008
- RE: link? - mldolan, Wed Mar 12 03:17:28 2008
- RE: link? - mldolan, Wed Mar 12 12:56:09 2008
- NO - jyohe, Wed Mar 12 16:24:54 2008
- I'll define domesticated. - HydraZulu, Thu Mar 13 13:44:03 2008
- tamed? - robyn@ProExotics, Thu Mar 13 18:09:33 2008
 RE: tamed? - HydraZulu, Thu Mar 13 20:44:27 2008
- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, - jyohe, Fri Mar 14 15:34:21 2008
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