KENNEL

kennel, doghouse, dog house

(noun) outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog

kennel

(verb) put up in a kennel; “kennel a dog”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

kennel (plural kennels)

A house or shelter for a dog.

A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.

(UK, collective) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds.

The hole of a fox or other animal.

Synonyms

• (shelter for a dog): doghouse (US)

• (boarding facility for dogs): pound, shelter

• (collective noun for dogs): pack

• (hole of a fox): burrow, den

Verb

kennel (third-person singular simple present kennels, present participle kennelling or kenneling, simple past and past participle kennelled or kenneled)

(transitive) To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).

(intransitive) To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.

(transitive) To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole.

Etymology 2

Noun

kennel (plural kennels)

(obsolete) A gutter at the edge of a street; an open sewer.

(obsolete) A puddle.

Synonyms

• (gutter): drain, gutter, trough

Hypernyms

• (gutter): conduit

Proper noun

Kennel (plural Kennels)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kennel is the 26110^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 938 individuals. Kennel is most common among White (85.5%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ken"nel, n. Etym: [See Channel, Canal.]

Definition: The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. Bp. Hall.

Ken"nel, n. Etym: [OE.kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil, LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine.]

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, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kenneled or Kennelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kennelling.]

Definition: To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. The dog kenneled in a hollow tree. L'Estrange.

Ken"nel, v. t.

Definition: To put or keep in a kennel. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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