Kennel



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解释

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• n. 狗舍, 狗窝
• ［英］ n. 狗舍, 狗窝 ( a doghouse)
• ［记］ ken ( =can犬) +nel -> 狗窝;
• ［同］ 参考: canine ( 犬的) ;注意: 不要和kernel ( 核心) 相混

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English kenel, from Anglo-French *kenil, from Vulgar Latin *canile, from Latin canis dog — more at hound
• Date: 14th century
• 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

II. verb (-neled or -nelled; -neling or -nelling)

• Date: 1552
• intransitive verb
  • to take shelter in or as if in a kennel
• transitive verb
  • to put or keep in or as if in a kennel

III. noun

• Etymology: alteration of cannel gutter
• Date: 15th century
• a gutter in a street

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