■ noun
1》 a small shelter for a dog.
2》 ( ~s ) [treated as sing. or plural ] a boarding or breeding establishment for dogs.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) put or keep (a dog) in a ~ or ~s.
Origin
ME: from an Old North. Fr. var. of OFr. chenil , from L. canis 'dog'.