kennel
Meaning
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- A house or shelter for a dog.
- A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.
- The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds.
- The hole of a fox or other animal.
Synonyms
erst
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɛ.nəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English kenel, kenell, borrowed from Anglo-Norman *kenil, northern variant of Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canīle, from Latin canis.
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