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kennel

1

[ ken-l ]

noun

  1. a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
  2. Often ·Ա. an establishment where dogs or cats are bred, raised, trained, or boarded.
  3. the hole or lair of an animal, especially a fox.
  4. a wretched abode likened to a doghouse.
  5. Rare. a pack of dogs, especially hunting dogs:

    He inherited his love of quail hunting from his father who'd gifted him a kennel of pointers.



verb (used with object)

kenneled, kenneling or (especially British) kennelled, kennelling.
  1. to put into or keep in a kennel:

    to kennel a dog for a week.

verb (used without object)

kenneled, kenneling or (especially British) kennelled, kennelling.
  1. to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.

kennel

2

[ ken-l ]

noun

  1. an open drain or sewer; gutter.

kennel

1

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. a hutlike shelter for a dog US namedoghouse
  2. usually plural an establishment where dogs are bred, trained, boarded, etc
  3. the lair of a fox or other animal
  4. a ramshackle house; hovel
  5. a pack of hounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to put or go into a kennel; keep or stay in a kennel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

kennel

2

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. archaic.
    an open sewer or street gutter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kennel1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English kenel, from unattested Anglo-French kenil ( French chenil) from unattested Vulgar Latin ī ( Latin can(is) “dog” + suffix of place)

Origin of kennel2

First recorded in 1575–85; variant of earlier cannel, Middle English canel channel 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kennel1

C14: from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin ī (unattested), from Latin canis dog

Origin of kennel2

C16: variant of cannel channel 1
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Like many greyhounds raised in racing kennels, Crafty has numbers tattooed on his inner ears, and has struggled to socialise with other dogs and humans.

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It led to the overnight evacuation of a dog kennel and cattery.

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He said there is a "concern" holding kennels can be detrimental to the health and welfare of the dog.

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He was soon promoted to a travelling salesman, working with sporting kennels before later managing a terrier dog show in Westminster.

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While taking traffic over the A12, the junction also has a turn leading to a kennels and cattery, as well as farmland.

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