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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