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house-train

[ hous-treyn ]

verb (used with object)

British.
  1. to housebreak.


house-train

verb

  1. tr to train (pets) to urinate and defecate outside the house or in a special place, such as a litter tray
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲ-ˌٰԱ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of house-train1

First recorded in 1920–25
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I sure hope Coach Lake and his staff get the Huskies house-trained soon.

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Not all dogs are house-trained and not all friends merit invitations to stay the night.

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Once a dog is fully house-trained, switch to a more spacious crate.

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“When properly used, a crate is the easiest way to house-train and manage a puppy, because dogs come with a natural inhibition against soiling their own den.”

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It has added time to house-train a puppy.

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