kennel

kennel
kennel1
/ken"l/, n., v., kenneled, kenneling or (esp. Brit.) kennelled, kennelling.
n.
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.
v.t.
6. to put into or keep in a kennel: to kennel a dog for a week.
v.i.
7. to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
[1300-50; ME kenel < AF *kenil (F chenil) < VL *canile (L can(is) dog + -ile suffix of place)]
kennel2
/ken"l/, n.
an open drain or sewer; gutter.
[1575-85; var. of cannel, ME canel CHANNEL1]

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