Definition of "house-train" []

• Train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The majority of these respondents 89% said their reason was that they felt they didn't have the time, nor the patience, to house-train a new puppy because of working multiple jobs, or other time challenges."
• "OBAMA: In the next hundred days, we will house-train our dog, Bo, because the last thing Tim Geithner needs is someone else treating him like a fire hydrant."
• "And perhaps Linda would not be pleased at having to house-train a growing nuisance that moulted and chewed the furniture."