kennel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
    dog house; doghouse.
  2. verb put up in a kennel
    • kennel a dog

WordNet

Ken"nel noun
Etymology
See Channel, Canal.
Definitions
  1. The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. Bp. Hall.
Ken"nel noun
Etymology
OE.kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil, LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine.
Definitions
  1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
    A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to describe his kennel. Sir P. Sidney.
  2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. Shak.
  3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.
Ken"nel intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Kenneled or Kennelled; present participle & verbal noun Kennelling
Definitions
  1. To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
    The dog kenneled in a hollow tree. L'Estrange.
Ken"nel transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To put or keep in a kennel. Thomson.

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