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单词 housebroken
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housebrokenadj.

Brit. /ˈhaʊsˌbrəʊk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈhaʊsˌbroʊk(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English housebroken , housebreak v.
Etymology: < housebroken, past participle of housebreak v. Compare earlier housebroke adj.
Originally and chiefly North American.
That has been housebroken (see housebreak v. 2.).
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1885 Amer. Kennel Reg. July 103/2 (advt.) Toodles... Imported pug bitch,..stocky, house-broken, playful, and a fine pet for children.
1893 C. P. Goldey Sportsman's Direct. & Year Bk. (end matter) p.xx, (advt.) Pet dogs, house-broken dogs.
1905 T. Roosevelt Let. 14 May in Wks. (1926) XIX. 487 Skip is housebroken, but he is like a real little Indian.
1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water xii. 207 House-broken husband though he was, he still had an eye for beauty.
2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 304/1 I can tell from the pee pads scattered everywhere that none of the dogs is fully housebroken.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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