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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
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 26110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 938 individuals. Kennel is most common among White (85.5%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
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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