Ken"nel (?), n. [See Channel,
Canal.] The water course of a street; a little canal or
channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. Bp. Hall.
Ken"nel, n. [OE. kenel,
(assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil, LL. canile, fr.
L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine.] 1. A
house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to
describe his kennel.
Sir P. Sidney.
2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of
dogs. Shak.
3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a
haunt.
Ken"nel, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Kenneled (?) or Kennelled; p. pr.
& vb. n. Kennelling.] To lie or lodge; to
dwell, as a dog or a fox.
The dog kenneled in a hollow tree.
L'Estrange.
Ken"nel, v. t. To put or keep in a
kennel. Thomson.
