KENNEL

Kennel

A kennel is a structure or shelter for dogs. A kennel is a doghouse, run, or other small structure in which a dog is kept. American English often uses the word "doghouse" in this context; in British English the term "kennel" is preferred. Used in the plural, the kennels, the term means any building, collection of buildings or a property in which dogs are housed, maintained, and bred.

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kennel

Noun

  1. A house or shelter for a dog.
    – We want to look at the dog kennels.
    – That's the pet department, second floor.
  2. A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.
    The town dog-catcher operates the kennel for strays.
    She raises registered Dalmatians at her kennel.
  3. The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds.
  4. The hole of a fox or other animal.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A gutter at the edge of a street.
  2. A puddle.

Verb

  1. To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).
    While we're away our friends will kennel our pet poodle.
  2. To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.


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