[ken.nel] n [ME kenel, ultim. fr. (assumed) VL canile, fr. L canis dog--more at hound] (14c) 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
[2]kennel vb -neled or -nelled ; -nel.ing or -nel.ling vi (1552): to take shelter in or as if in a kennel ~ vt: to put or keep in or as if in a kennel [3]kennel n [alter. of cannel gutter] (15c): a gutter in a street