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Definition of
housebroken adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
housebroken
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈhaʊsˌbroʊkən
/
/
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(
of pet cats or dogs
)
trained to
defecate
and
urinate
outside the house or in a special box
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housebroken
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