What does "kennel" mean?
Kennel: A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds. A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to describe his kennel. Sir P. Sidney.
Additional senses
- 2.A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. Shak.
- 3.The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.
- 4.To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. The dog kenneled in a hollow tree. L'Estrange.
- 5.To put or keep in a kennel. Thomson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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