housebroken

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See also: house-broken

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From house +‎ broken.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

housebroken (not comparable)

  1. (of animals) trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
    Synonym: house-trained
    • 1998, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, The Big Lebowski‎[1], spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges):
      Hey. At least I'm housebroken.

Translations[edit]

house-trained — see house-trained
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