kennel
1[ ken-l ]
/ ˈkɛn l /
noun
verb (used with object), ken·neled, ken·nel·ing or (especially British) ken·nelled, ken·nel·ling.
to put into or keep in a kennel: to kennel a dog for a week.
verb (used without object), ken·neled, ken·nel·ing or (especially British) ken·nelled, ken·nel·ling.
to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
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Origin of kennel
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English kenel, from unattested Anglo-French kenil, from French chenil or directly from unattested Vulgar Latin canīle (Latin can(is) “dog” + -īle suffix of place)
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Definition for kennel (2 of 2)
kennel2
[ ken-l ]
/ ˈkɛn l /
noun
an open drain or sewer; gutter.
Origin of kennel
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British Dictionary definitions for kennel (1 of 2)
kennel1
/ (ˈkɛnəl) /
noun
a hutlike shelter for a dogUS name: doghouse
(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 -nels, -nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled
to put or go into a kennel; keep or stay in a kennel
Word Origin for kennel
C14: from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin canīle (unattested), from Latin canis dog
British Dictionary definitions for kennel (2 of 2)
kennel2
/ (ˈkɛnəl) /
noun
archaic an open sewer or street gutter
Word Origin for kennel
C16: variant of cannel channel 1
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