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Meaning of kennel

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

kennel

Pronunciation:/ˈkɛnəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A house or shelter for a dog.

  2. A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.

    Example: She raises registered Dalmatians at her kennel.

  3. (collective) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds.

  4. The hole of a fox or other animal.

verb

Definitions

  1. To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).

    Example: While we're away our friends will kennel our pet poodle.

  2. To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.

  3. To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole.