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kennel
(ken′əl)
noun
- a doghouse
- a place where dogs are bred or kept
- a pack of dogs
Origin: ME kenel, prob. via NormFr < OFr chenil < VL *canile < L canis, a dog: see canine
transitive verb kenneled or kennelled, kenneling or kennelling
to place or keep in a kennel
intransitive verb
to live or take shelter in a kennel
noun
Archaic an open drain or sewer; gutter
Origin: ME canel < OFr canel, chanel, channel
See kennel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A shelter for a dog.
- A pack of dogs, especially hounds. See Synonyms at flock1.
- An establishment where dogs are bred, trained, or boarded.
- The lair of a wild animal, such as a fox.
To place or keep in or as if in a kennel.
verb, intransitive To take cover or lie in or as if in a kennel.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English kenel
Origin: , from Anglo-Norman *kenil
Origin: , from Medieval Latin canīle
Origin: , from Latin canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots
.noun
A gutter along a street.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English cannel
Origin: , from Old North French canel, channel
Origin: , from Latin canālis; see canal
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