Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A head-dress worn by women in the reign of Henry VIII.
  • noun A house or cot for a dog, or for a pack of hounds.
  • noun A pack of hounds; a collection of dogs of any breed or of different breeds.
  • noun The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.
  • noun A little canal or channel; specifically, the drainage-channel of a street; a gutter.
  • To lodge or dwell in a kennel, or in the manner of a dog or a fox.
  • To keep or confine in a kennel.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
  • noun The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle.
  • transitive verb To put or keep in a kennel.
  • noun A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
  • noun A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs.
  • noun The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A gutter at the edge of a street.
  • noun A house or shelter for a dog.
  • noun A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.
  • noun UK The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds.
  • verb To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
  • verb put up in a kennel

Etymologies

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From Anglo-Norman, from a Old Northern French variant of Old French chenil (whence modern French chenil), from Vulgar Latin *canile, ultimately from Latin canis

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Examples

  • III. ii.89 (83,6) [Go -- to kennel, Pompey -- go] It should be remembered, that Pompey is the common name of a dog, to which allusion is made in the mention of a _kennel_.

    Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746

  • The word kennel developed so many negative associations and did not reflect the high-end services offered by boarding facilities that the American Boarding Kennel Association changed its name several years ago to the Pet Care Services Association, said Susan Briggs, a past president.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • Some of the violations described in kennel inspection reports include:

    Wayne Pacelle: A Dozen More Reasons for Supporting Missouri's Prop B Wayne Pacelle 2010

  • Some of the violations described in kennel inspection reports include:

    Wayne Pacelle: A Dozen More Reasons for Supporting Missouri's Prop B Wayne Pacelle 2010

  • I used to think that wasn't right but vets say a properly sized kennel is actually comforting to the dog.

    My Dog Ate the _________? 2008

  • Her kennel is her spot though and I believe that she does truly feel comfortable there.

    My Dog Ate the _________? 2008

  • I called the kennel to get the doggy hotel squared away; in haste I reserved their kennel stay for the day of the surgery and the day Mr. Sleyed needs to get back to work, totally forgetting that we are leaving early so I don't have to do the day-before-surgery prep in the car.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Field Notes 2007

  • I called the kennel to get the doggy hotel squared away; in haste I reserved their kennel stay for the day of the surgery and the day Mr. Sleyed needs to get back to work, totally forgetting that we are leaving early so I don't have to do the day-before-surgery prep in the car.

    More thoughts on ENDO Field Notes 2007

  • Again, totally guilt-free for me, anyhow, although my wife makes me call the kennel every day we're gone to make sure they're doing all right.

    The Speculist: Virtual Kids 2006

  • I would have heard if there had been, for the stable door was open all the time and his kennel is right across from it! '

    Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921

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  • a dog's place, a gutter or a headdress!

    February 8, 2013