Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

house-train

[hous-treyn]
See more synonyms for house-train on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object) British.
  1. to housebreak.
Show More

Origin of house-train

First recorded in 1920–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for house-train

house-train

verb
  1. (tr) British to train (pets) to urinate and defecate outside the house or in a special place, such as a litter tray
Show More
Derived Formshouse-trained, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012