Entry 6 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913 Kennel /kĕn'-əl/ · Ken·nel · IPA /ˈkɛ.nəl/ n. n. v. i. v. t. 01 n. The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. 1. The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. 02 n. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds. 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. 3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt. 03 v. i. To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. imp. & p. p. Kenneled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kennelling 1. To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. “The dog kenneled in a hollow tree.” — L'Estrange. 04 v. t. To put or keep in a kennel. 1. To put or keep in a kennel.