kennel



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Kennel \Ken"nel\, n. [See Channel, Canal.]
   The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a
   gutter; also, a puddle. --Bp. Hall.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Kennel \Ken"nel\, n. [OE. kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil,
   LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine.]
   1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
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            A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to
            describe his kennel.                  --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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   2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. --Shak.
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   3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Kennel \Ken"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kenneledor Kennelled;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Kennelling.]
   To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
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         The dog kenneled in a hollow tree.       --L'Estrange.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Kennel \Ken"nel\, v. t.
   To put or keep in a kennel. --Thomson.
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