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

Example sentences :

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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