housebreak

house·break

verb \-ˌbrāk\

house·broke\-ˌbrōk\house·bro·ken\-ˌbrō-kən\house·break·ing

Definition of HOUSEBREAK

transitive verb

1

: to make housebroken

2

a : to teach acceptable social manners to b : tame, subdue

Origin of HOUSEBREAK

back-formation from housebroken

First Known Use: 1938

Rhymes with HOUSEBREAK

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