See Also: trained(1)(dictionary)
trained(2)(dictionary)
trained reflex(medicine)
house-trained(dictionary)

trained(2) (iou)



trained ppl adjective2. L16.
[from TRAIN verb + -ED1.]
Drawn or dragged along; fig. enticed. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
Orig. spec., subjected to military discipline, drilled. Now, instructed, educated; made proficient in a specific skill etc. by discipline and instruction. L16.
trained band Hist. = TRAINBAND.
Of a plant: caused to grow in a required form or direction. M18.
? Earlier in UNTRAINED.