housebreak

[ hous-breyk ]
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verb (used with object),house·broke, house·bro·ken, house·break·ing.
  1. to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.

Origin of housebreak

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; house + break

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How to use housebreak in a sentence

  • I would steal—burgle—housebreak—cut the sweetest lady's throat in Christendom—for a fire!

    The Sorcery Club | Elliott O'Donnell