kennel
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[ ken-l ]
/ ˈkɛn l /
noun
verb (used with object), ken·neled, ken·nel·ing or (especially British) ken·nelled, ken·nel·ling.
to put into or keep in a kennel: to kennel a dog for a week.
verb (used without object), ken·neled, ken·nel·ing or (especially British) ken·nelled, ken·nel·ling.
to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
Origin of kennel
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1300–50; Middle English
kenel < Anglo-French
*kenil (French
chenil) < Vulgar Latin
*canīle (Latin
can(is) dog +
-īle suffix of place)
Words nearby kennel
Definition for kennel (2 of 2)
kennel
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[ ken-l ]
/ ˈkɛn l /
noun
an open drain or sewer; gutter.
Origin of kennel
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British Dictionary definitions for kennel (1 of 2)
kennel
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/ (ˈkɛnəl) /
noun
a hutlike shelter for a dog
US name: doghouse
(usually plural)
an establishment where dogs are bred, trained, boarded, etc
the lair of a fox or other animal
a ramshackle house; hovel
a pack of hounds
verb -nels, -nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled
to put or go into a kennel; keep or stay in a kennel
Word Origin for kennel
C14: from Old French
chenil, from Vulgar Latin
canīle (unattested), from Latin
canis dog
British Dictionary definitions for kennel (2 of 2)
kennel
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/ (ˈkɛnəl) /
noun
archaic
an open sewer or street gutter
Word Origin for kennel
C16: variant of
cannel
channel
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