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kennel

1

[ken-l]

noun

  1. a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.

  2. Often kennels 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.Ģża 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 , kennelled, kennelling .
  1. to put into or keep in a kennel.

    to kennel a dog for a week.

verb (used without object)

kenneled, kenneling , 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

/ ˈ°ģɛ²Ōə±ō /

noun

  1. US name: doghouse.Ģża hutlike shelter for a dog

  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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© 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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

kennel

2

/ ˈ°ģɛ²Ōə±ō /

noun

  1. archaicĢżan open sewer or street gutter

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51³Ō¹Ļ 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 ³¦²¹²ŌÄ«±ō±š ( Latin can(is) ā€œdogā€ + -Ä«±ō±š suffix of place)

Origin of kennel2

First recorded in 1575–85; variant of earlier cannel, Middle English canel channel 1
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of kennel1

C14: from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin ³¦²¹²ŌÄ«±ō±š (unattested), from Latin canis dog

Origin of kennel2

C16: variant of cannel channel 1
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Example Sentences

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Dogs are not allowed inside the yurts but are allowed in kennels outside the units, and at tent sites.

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The understaffing was so bad that three people were responsible for 500 dogs: cleaning kennels, setting up adoptions and working with the medical team, she said.

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"We could put another 50 kennels up and they'd be filled tomorrow. I didn't expect it to get this big," admitted Mr Marriott.

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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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