1
a
: a shelter for a dog or cat
b
: an establishment for the breeding or boarding of dogs or cats
2
: a pack of dogs
kenneled or kennelled; kenneling or kennelling
: to put or keep in or as if in a kennel
: to take shelter in or as if in a kennel
: a gutter in a street
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Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
He was dumped there and trapped by an officer before being brought into the kennels.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
David Matthews, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Fincham was reportedly instructed to pay £2,000 contribution to kennelling costs, a £961 fine and £200 compensation to Sudell.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The children also told investigators this wasn’t an isolated incident, that a year earlier the dog had escaped from the kennel and bitten their 5-year-old brother.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
He was dumped there and trapped by an officer before being brought into the kennels.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
He was also ordered to pay £3,680 ($4,600) for kenneling, fines and compensation.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Fincham was reportedly instructed to pay £2,000 contribution to kennelling costs, a £961 fine and £200 compensation to Sudell.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Kennel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kennel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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kennel
1 of 2 noun
ken·nel
ˈken-ᵊl 
1
: a shelter for a dog
2
: a place where dogs or cats are bred or housed
kennel
2 of 2 verb
kenneled or kennelled; kenneling or kennelling
: to put or keep in a kennel
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