Kennel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
  2. 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. 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), ken·neled, ken·nel·ing or (especially British) ken·nelled, ken·nel·ling.
  1. 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.
  1. to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
noun
  1. an open drain or sewer; gutter.
noun
  1. a hutlike shelter for a dog
  2. 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
verb -nels, -nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled
  1. to put or go into a kennel; keep or stay in a kennel
noun
  1. an open sewer or street gutter
Kennel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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