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kennel
1[ken-l]
noun
a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
Often kennels 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
US name: doghouse.a hutlike shelter for a dog
(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
archaican open sewer or street gutter
Word History and Origins
Origin of kennel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of kennel1
Origin of kennel2
Example Sentences
Dogs are not allowed inside the yurts but are allowed in kennels outside the units, and at tent sites.
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.
"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.
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.
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