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Search phrase: taming-school

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The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.ii.54Faith, he is gone unto the taming-school.Faith he is gone vnto the taming schoole.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.ii.55The taming-school? What, is there such a place?The taming schoole: what is there such a place?

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charge-houseschool, college
disciplinelearning, schooling, course of instruction
entametame, subdue, quell
houseschool of instruction, training school
man[falconry] tame, make tractable
nurserytraining ground, prep school
playing dayschool holiday, day off
reclaimsubdue, tame, make obedient
schooluniversity
schoolcontrol, correct, teach wisdom to
schoolinstruct how to act, teach a part to
schoolpublic building, institution
schoolshoal of fish
schoolschooling, learning, study
schoolmedical faculty
school-doingtraining, instruction, discipline
schoolingadmonition, reproof, counsel
sculF spelling of 'school'
seel[falconry: sewing up a bird's eyelids, as part of taming] sew up, close up, blind
spaniel-likefawningly, slavishly, like a tame dog
tamesubmissive, resigned, habituated
tame[= attame] break into, pierce, broach
tamedomesticated, as pets
tamepetty, decoy [attracting people into a card game]
tamefamiliar, habitual, customary
tamed[of a cask] tapped, pierced
watch[falconry, in taming a hawk] prevent from sleeping, keep awake
yokeconquer, tame, bring into subjection

Thesaurus

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dog, like a tamespaniel-like
holiday, schoolplaying day
instruction, school ofhouse
prep schoolnursery
schoolcharge-house
school holidayplaying day
school of instructionhouse
school, prepnursery
schoolingdiscipline
schoolingschool
tameyoke
tameentame
tamereclaim
tame [in falconry]man
training schoolhouse

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