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kennel
1[ ken-l ]
noun
- a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
- Often ken·nels. an establishment where dogs or cats are bred, raised, trained, or boarded.
- the hole or lair of an animal, especially a fox.
- a wretched abode likened to a doghouse.
- Rare. a pack of dogs, especially hunting dogs:
He inherited his love of quail hunting from his father who'd gifted him a kennel of pointers.
verb (used with object)
- to put into or keep in a kennel:
to kennel a dog for a week.
verb (used without object)
- to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
kennel
2[ ken-l ]
noun
- an open drain or sewer; gutter.
kennel
1/ ˈkɛnəl /
noun
- a hutlike shelter for a dog US namedoghouse
- usually plural an establishment where dogs are bred, trained, boarded, etc
- the lair of a fox or other animal
- a ramshackle house; hovel
- a pack of hounds
verb
- to put or go into a kennel; keep or stay in a kennel
kennel
2/ ˈkɛnəl /
noun
- archaic.an open sewer or street gutter
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Example Sentences
Dog kennels and dog crates are categorized by the crate’s length and the weight of the dog they’re designed to contain.
Apparently these foxes were kept in dog kennels, which is improper, and weren’t fed or watered properly—by all accounts, the SibFox people were not licensed and were inexperienced at importing exotic animals.
The blood testing was done by a farm veterinarian out in Russia, though Mitch had to fabricate his own cage—he says a standard dog kennel isn’t up to the task of containing a fox.
Though pets are not permitted in the caves or cave buildings, Mammoth Cave Lodge runs a kennel for to house your pup when you go on a cave tour.
Pets are not permitted in buildings, on shuttles, or in lodges, but Yosemite Hospitality runs a kennel service if you want to go off on a dirt trail or backpack overnight.
The Humane Society is under attack by a PR firm that advises the American Kennel Association.
The American Kennel Club maintains it is not a Berman customer.
At Westminster Kennel Club, wire fox terrier Sky wins Best in Show.
Brus, 7½, did not react well to other animals and had behavioral problems which meant he could not be sent to a kennel.
The Puppy Bowl would be a good obvious choice, with the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show as a close second.
Skilled physicians feign indifference to their calling that they may smack of the kennel and the hunting-field.
Frequently he brings his patient to his own kennel, and takes care of him until he either gets well or dies.
In the following extract, the 'kennel' means the city of Geneva; the 'puddle' its lake, and the 'wall' its rampart.
Kit could only think of a lost, homesick dog begging for the scent of the trail to his own kennel.
Reducing more and more that famishing dog-kennel of a Brandenburg into a fruitful arable field.
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