DEFINITIONS

housebroken

[ hous-broh-kuh n ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌbroʊ kən /
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adjective

(of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.

Words related to housebroken

subdued, gentle, harmless, mild, docile, manageable, pilfer, kidnap, swipe, remove, keep, plunder, take, strip, embezzle, loot, abduct, divert, ransack, subdue

Words nearby housebroken

housebound, houseboy, housebreak, housebreaker, housebreaking, housebroken, housecarl, housecat, houseclean, housecleaning, housecoat

Origin of housebroken

First recorded in 1895–1900; house + broken

Definition for housebroken (2 of 2)

housebreak
[ hous-breyk ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌbreɪk /

verb (used with object), house·broke, house·bro·ken, house·break·ing.

to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.

Origin of housebreak

First recorded in 1895–1900; house + break
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Examples from the Web for housebroken

  • This is a quickie Rum Tum Tiddy, without any onion, a poor, housebroken version of the original.

    The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

  • Of course, it'll be harder gettin' 'em housebroken if you don't let 'em into the house, but I'll guarantee you'll do it.

    The Dogs of Boytown|Walter A. Dyer