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housebroken
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
housebroken
(adjective)
housebreak
(verb)
housebroken
/
ˈ
haʊsˌbroʊkən/
adjective
housebroken
/
ˈ
haʊsˌbroʊkən/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOUSEBROKEN
US, of an animal
:
trained to urinate or defecate outside the home or in an acceptable place indoors
Pigs are said to make very good pets once they are
housebroken
. [=(
chiefly Brit
)
house-trained
]
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