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kennel1 definition

ken·nel (ken′əl)

noun

  1. a doghouse
  2. a place where dogs are bred or kept
  3. a pack of dogs

Etymology: ME kenel, prob. via NormFr < OFr chenil < VL *canile < L canis, a dog: see canine

transitive verb kenneled -·neled or kennelled -·nelled, kenneling -·nel·ing or kennelling -·nel·ling

to place or keep in a kennel

intransitive verb

to live or take shelter in a kennel
kennel2 definition

ken·nel (ken′əl)

noun

Archaic an open drain or sewer; gutter

Etymology: ME canel < OFr canel, chanel, channel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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