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ken⋅nel

1  [ken-l] noun, verb, -neled, -nel⋅ing or (especially British) -nelled, -nel⋅ling.
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–noun
1. a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
2. Often, kennels. an establishment where dogs or cats are bred, raised, trained, or boarded.
3. the hole or lair of an animal, esp. a fox.
4. a wretched abode likened to a doghouse.
5. a pack of dogs.
–verb (used with object)
6. to put into or keep in a kennel: to kennel a dog for a week.
–verb (used without object)
7. to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
Origin:
1300–50; ME kenel < AF *kenil (F chenil) < VL *canīle (L can(is) dog + -īle suffix of place)
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ken⋅nel

2  [ken-l]
–noun
an open drain or sewer; gutter.
Origin:
1575–85; var. of cannel, ME canel channel 1
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ken·nel 1   (kěn'əl)   
n.  
  1. A shelter for a dog.
  2. A pack of dogs, especially hounds. See Synonyms at flock1.
  3. An establishment where dogs are bred, trained, or boarded.
  4. The lair of a wild animal, such as a fox.
v.   ken·neled or ken·nelled, ken·nel·ing or ken·nel·ling, ken·nels

v.   tr.
To place or keep in or as if in a kennel.
v.   intr.
To take cover or lie in or as if in a kennel.

[Middle English kenel, from Anglo-Norman *kenil, from Medieval Latin canīle, from Latin canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]
ken·nel 2   (kěn'əl)   
n.  A gutter along a street.

[Middle English cannel, from Old North French canel, channel, from Latin canālis; see canal.]
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Kennel

Ken"nel\, n. [See Channel, Canal.] The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. --Bp. Hall.

Kennel

Ken"nel\, n. [OE. kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil, LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine.]

1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.

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

2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. --Shak.

3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.

Kennel

Ken"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kenneledor Kennelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kennelling.] To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.

The dog kenneled in a hollow tree. --L'Estrange.

Kennel

Ken"nel\, v. t. To put or keep in a kennel. --Thomson.
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Language Translation for : kennel
Spanish: caseta de perro,
German: die Hundehütte,
Japanese: 犬小屋
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kennel 
1301, from O.Fr. chenil, from V.L. canile, from L. canem (nom. canis) "dog" (see canine).
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