well-broken

• “A well-broken agent on the farm, Boxer persists in his support of increasingly destructive policies until his ultimately fatal collapse from fanatic overwork.”

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• “A bowl with edgeThree great finds in this category: First, The Crackpot from Fusionbrands has a specially designed "sharp" edge that ensures a well-broken egg every time no shell shards here. $12, fusionbrands.com.”

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• “Or perhaps it was like a pair of well-broken boots, easy to forget once donned.”

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• “Surely there was a well-broken horse in the canyon that someone would part with.”

  Simon & Schuster: Deuces Wild

• “In Chile I was told an anecdote, which I believe was true; and it offers a good illustration of the use of a well-broken animal.”

  Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle

• “He was, in fact, noted for preferring vicious animals, given to all kinds of tricks, which kept the rider in constant risk of his neck, for he held a tractable well-broken horse as unworthy of a lad of spirit.”

  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon

• “These well-broken Pennsylvania draft horses shared obediently in the march.”

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• “Augustus had always been careful to choose gentle, well-broken mounts.”

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• “Pushing away the words in his thoughts, he hoped the anchors held, although, supposedly, a well-broken mount would not break away.”

  The Chaos Balance

• “Three days out of Dodge, the new horse he had bought, which turned out not to be well-broken, fell and crippled himself trying to throw a hobble.”

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