Definitions for kennel
ˈkɛn lken·nel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. kennel, doghouse, dog houseverb

   outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog

2. kennelverb

   put up in a kennel

   "kennel a dog"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. kennelnoun

   A gutter at the edge of a street.

2. Etymology: From variant of chenil, ultimately from canis

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kennelnoun

   Etymology: chenil, French.

   1. A cot for dogs.

   A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to describe his kennel. Philip Sidney.

   From forth the kennel of thy womb hath crept
   A hell-hound, that doth hunt us all to death. William Shakespeare.

   The seditious remain within their station, which, by reason of the nastiness of the beastly multitude, might be more fitly termed a kennel than a camp. John Hayward.

   2. A number of dogs kept in a kennel.

   A little herd of England’s tim’rous deer,
   Maz’d with a yelping kennel of French curs. William Shakespeare.

   3. The hole of a fox, or other beast.[ Kennel , Dutch; chenal , Fr. canalis , Latin.]
   4. The watercourse of a street.

   Bad humours gather to a a bile; or, as divers kennels flow to one sink, so in short time their numbers increased. John Hayward.

   He always came in so dirty, as if he had been dragged through the kennel at a boarding-school. Arbuthnot.

2. To Kennelverb

   To lie; to dwell: used of beasts, and of man in contempt.

   Etymology: from kennel.

   Yet, when they list, would creep,
   If ought disturb’d their noise, into her womb,
   And kennel there; yet there still bark’d and howl’d
   Within, unseen. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii.

   The dog kennelled in a hollow tree, and the cock roosted upon the boughs. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kennel

   A kennel is a structure or shelter for dogs. Used in the plural, the kennels, the term means any building, collection of buildings or a property in which dogs are housed, maintained, and (though not in all cases) bred. A kennel can be made out of various materials, the most popular being wood and canvas.

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1. kennel

   A kennel is a shelter or boarding facility for dogs or cats. It can also refer to a small structure or crate used for housing dogs. Additionally, it can mean a breeding establishment or business that cares for pets when the owner is unavailable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kennelnoun

   the water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle

2. Kennelnoun

   a house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds

3. Kennelnoun

   a pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs

4. Kennelnoun

   the hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt

5. Kennelverb

   to lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox

6. Kennelverb

   to put or keep in a kennel

7. Etymology: [See Channel, Canal.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Kennel

   A kennel is a structure or shelter for dogs. A kennel is a doghouse, run, or other small structure in which a dog is kept. American English often uses the word "doghouse" in this context; in British English the term "kennel" is preferred. Used in the plural, the kennels, the term means any building, collection of buildings or a property in which dogs are housed, maintained, and bred.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kennel

   ken′el, n. a house for dogs: a pack of hounds: the hole of a fox, &c.: a haunt.—v.t. to keep in a kennel.—v.i. to live in a kennel:—pr.p. kenn′elling; pa.p. kenn′elled. [Norm. Fr. kenil (Fr. chenil)—L. canīle—canis, a dog.]

2. Kennel

   ken′el, n. the water-course of a street: a gutter. [A form of canal.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KENNEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kennel is ranked #26110 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kennel surname appeared 938 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kennel.
   
   85.5% or 802 total occurrences were White.
   9% or 85 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Shelter

Anagrams for kennel »

1. nelken

How to pronounce kennel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kennel in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kennel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of kennel in a Sentence

1. Danish proverb:

   The dog's kennel is not the place to keep a sausage.

2. Deb Bucci:

   Their brains, especially in the Malinois,are continuous, and when they are locked in the kennel they go crazy.

3. Kathy Bailey:

   There was a dog that was kept in a kennel that was filled with feces and urine, the food was thrown down on the feces for the dog to eat. The water bucket had old straw and feces on it and the water inside was full of algae.

4. Paz Rodriguez , 23:

   The first day, we were together in a dog kennel( la perrera) with 25 or 30 other people, the conditions were terrible. Paz Rodriguez and Ashley slept on the floor. It was very cold. They gave Paz Rodriguez and Ashley food that was inedible.

5. Andrea Dutter:

   They used a few different methods to raise her body temperature : warm water, hair dryers, heated towels that were rotated out, and finally, we put her in heated kennel.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kennel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kennel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=kennel
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennel
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kennel
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kennel
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=kennel
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html