housebroken

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After using a ton of bleach and power tools outfitted with scrub brushes, I have told my father his friends are not welcome until they are housebroken.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2020

At Southeast Missouri, which has about 11,500 students, critters will have to be family pets that are quiet, housebroken and get a roommate’s sign-off.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2018

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

The sisters don’t agree on much but they both detest Vicky, a smelly beast too stupid to be housebroken and forever fouling the house and bumping into things she shouldn’t.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2014

Anyone who’s ever had a cat that’s not housebroken can imagine the smells, other than pepper and thyme, that permeate this house.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank