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housebroken

[hous-broh-kuhn] / ˈhaʊsˌbroʊ kən /
ADJECTIVE
domesticated
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One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2021

I’m domesticated, housebroken, and I cook a mean minestrone.

From Slate Oct. 30, 2019

Brazelton told the Times that the idea that a child should be housebroken like a puppy was “very logical – for a puppy.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 13, 2018

Are parents just tame animals, housebroken and desexed?

From New York Times Oct. 2, 2017

Rosa slammed open the door and laid newspapers all over the floor.“The doctor says you’re housebroken, but I’m not taking chances,” she said.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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