[ken-l] 
noun, verb, -neled, -nel⋅ing or (especially British
) -nelled, -nel⋅ling.| 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. |
| 6. | to put into or keep in a kennel: to kennel a dog for a week. |
| 7. | to take shelter or lodge in a kennel. |
| ken·nel 1 (kěn'əl) n.
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.] |