All 3 Uses of
docile
in
Lonesome Dove
- The cattle had walked themselves out and were docile for the time being.†
Chpt 32-33 *
- Call had taken the precaution of buying a lead steer from the Pumphreys—a big, docile longhorn they called Old Dog.†
Chpt 34-35
- In a way it pleased him—he had never cared for totally docile horses.†
Chpt 44-45
Definition:
easily led or managed -- perhaps submissive or well-behaved