Definitions
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- verb train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
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Examples
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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.
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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.
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And perhaps Linda would not be pleased at having to house-train a growing nuisance that moulted and chewed the furniture.
Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995
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And perhaps Linda would not be pleased at having to house-train a growing nuisance that moulted and chewed the furniture.
Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995
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No woman in her forties should be obliged to house-train - which is where the domesticated divorcee comes in.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Hannah Betts 2012
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Although they're easy to house-train and take to a litter box with ease, they're notorious chewers, and tempting targets like electrical cords have to be kept out of reach.
SFGate: Top News Stories By Christie Keith 2011
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Although they're easy to house-train and take to a litter box with ease, they're notorious chewers, and tempting targets like electrical cords have to be kept out of reach.
SFGate: Top News Stories By Christie Keith 2010
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Yes, there will still be news - but what will we use to house-train our dogs?
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Untrained end users who are having a Drupal-based site delivered to them and need to school themselves realistically in terms of what it means to own and house-train a modern website.
drupal.org 2009
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In its friendly, crafts-filled world, the country is where you celebrate American cheddars, house-train a rabbit and give old rakes new life.
unknown title 2009
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