Definitions for: Kennel


[n] outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
[v] put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ken"nel, n. [See Channel, Canal.]
The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a
gutter; also, a puddle. --Bp. Hall.


Ken"nel, n. [OE. kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil,
LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine.]
1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.

A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to
describe his kennel. --Sir P.
Sidney.

2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. --Shak.

3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.


Ken"nel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kenneledor Kennelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Kennelling.]
To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.

The dog kenneled in a hollow tree. --L'Estrange.


Ken"nel, v. t.
To put or keep in a kennel. --Thomson.

Synonyms: dog house, doghouse

See Also: outbuilding, shelter

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