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Jilly Cooper

(1942--), Cosmopolitan, 1972

The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

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[housebroken] {adj.} Trained to go outside to relieve themselves (said of domestic pets, primarily dogs). * /All young puppies must eventually be housebroken./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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