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kennel
1[ ken-l ]
noun
- a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
- Often ·Ա. an establishment where dogs or cats are bred, raised, trained, or boarded.
- the hole or lair of an animal, especially a fox.
- a wretched abode likened to a doghouse.
- 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)
- to put into or keep in a kennel:
to kennel a dog for a week.
verb (used without object)
- to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
kennel
2[ ken-l ]
noun
- an open drain or sewer; gutter.
kennel
1/ ˈɛə /
noun
- a hutlike shelter for a dog US namedoghouse
- 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
- to put or go into a kennel; keep or stay in a kennel
kennel
2/ ˈɛə /
noun
- archaic.an open sewer or street gutter
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kennel1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kennel1
Origin of kennel2
Example Sentences
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.
It led to the overnight evacuation of a dog kennel and cattery.
He said there is a "concern" holding kennels can be detrimental to the health and welfare of the dog.
He was soon promoted to a travelling salesman, working with sporting kennels before later managing a terrier dog show in Westminster.
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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