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Synonyms for kennel
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ken-l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛn l |
Définition of kennel
Origin :- c.1300, from Anglo-French *kenil, Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canile, from Latin canem (nominative canis) "dog" (see canine (n.)), "with suffix as in ovile sheepfold" [OED]. As a verb, 1550s, from the noun.
- noun dog lodging
- Oscar was a colley (sheep dog) which slept in a kennel in the cornyard.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- When they've done with you at Government House, they may find a kennel for you there until morning.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- He placed me in this kennel, vanished, and left me to my fate.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- His word was law in the stables, the kennel, the plantations, and the boat-quay.
- Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
- He was huddled in the back of his kennel, with his nose jammed down into the corner.
- Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- This idea occurred to us on looking at our watch when we got back to our kennel.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
- And once I had not run away from Hector when he broke loose from his kennel.
- Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
- "Someone put him in his kennel," he said through the panels.
- Extract from : « The Radiant Shell » by Paul Ernst
- Not a penny-piece to save ye From the kennel or the spout;— Dinner, John!
- Extract from : « The Bon Gaultier Ballads » by William Edmonstoune Aytoun
- Then he turned and walked slowly and thoughtfully back to his kennel.
- Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
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