house-trained
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of house-trained
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Dannie says Annie is "definitely house-trained" and "thinks she's a dog" after following the example of the family's other pets in her early months.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2022
I sure hope Coach Lake and his staff get the Huskies house-trained soon.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Not all dogs are house-trained and not all friends merit invitations to stay the night.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
As before, the characters are equipped with sidekicks: a monkey for the hero, a parrot for Jafar, and a house-trained tiger for Jasmine.
From The New Yorker ● May 24, 2019
Early in Barack’s second term, we’d added a new puppy to the household—Sunny—a free-spirited rambler who seemed to see no point in being house-trained, given how big her new house was.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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