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had been domesticating

  • past perfect progressive
    of domesticate.
    domesticate
    verb (used with object)
    to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.

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By Franklin's era, archaeologists speculate that Native Americans had been domesticating turkeys for more than 1500 years.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 8, 2012