DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
kennel
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: Kennel by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Kennel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kennel
n
  1. outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn: kennel, doghouse, dog house]
v
  1. put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
                     A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to
                     describe his kennel.                           --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
      2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. --Shak.
  
      3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kennel \Ken"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kenneled}or {Kennelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Kennelling}.]
      To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
  
               The dog kenneled in a hollow tree.         --L'Estrange.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kennel \Ken"nel\, v. t.
      To put or keep in a kennel. --Thomson.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners