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kennel

The correct spelling is kennel.

How to pronounce kennel

/ˈkɛnəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈkɛnəl/

Say it like: Ken-nel

The correct spelling is kennel. A house or shelter for a dog. For example: "She raises registered Dalmatians at her kennel."

Usage Examples

She raises registered Dalmatians at her kennel.

While we're away our friends will kennel our pet poodle.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A house or shelter for a dog.
  2. 2.A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.
  3. 3.(collective) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds.
  4. 4.The hole of a fox or other animal.
  5. 5.The gutter at the edge of a street; a surface drain.

verb

  1. 1.To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).
  2. 2.To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
  3. 3.To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole.

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