kennel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun

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• Rhymes: -ɛnəl

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kennel (plural kennels)

1. A house or shelter for a dog.

   – We want to look at the dog kennels.
   – Ah yes, well that's the pets' department, second floor.

2. A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.

   The town dog-catcher operates the kennel for strays.

   She raises registered Dalmatians at her kennel.

3. (British) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds.

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• (shelter for a dog): doghouse

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to kennel (third-person singular simple present kennels, present participle kenneling or kennelling, simple past and past participle kenneled or kennelled)

1. To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).

   While we're away our friends will kennel our pet poodle.

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[edit] Noun

kennel (plural kennels)

1. A gutter at the edge of a street.