kennel

Definition

A house or shelter for a dog.

Etymology

PIE word *ḱwṓ From Middle English kenel, kenell, borrowed from Anglo-Norman *kenil, northern variant of Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canīle, from Latin canis.

Example Sentences

• "– We want to look at the dog kennels. – That's the pet department, second floor."
• "A fals double tunge is more fiers and fell Then Cerberus the cur couching in the kenel of hel; Wherof hereafter, I thinke for to write, Of fals double tunges in the diſpite."
• "The town dog-catcher operates the kennel for strays."