house·bro·ken

[hous-broh-kuhn]
adjective
(of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.

Origin:
1895–1900; house + broken

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house·break

[hous-breyk]
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:
1895–1900; house + break

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Word Origin & History

housebreak
1820, "to break into a house criminally;" sense of "to train a domestic animal to be clean in the house" is from 1900.
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Example sentences
She is housebroken and has received all necessary shots and vaccinations and
  has been spayed.
They don't need to be housebroken, as they instinctively know to use a litter
  box.
He is crate-trained, entirely housebroken, wonderful on leash and great in the
  car.
The animals are housebroken, trained to respond to hand and voice obedience
  commands.
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