KENNEL

kennel, a small hut or shelter for a dog, also extended to a group of buildings for a pack of hounds (see dog). the word is apparently from a norman-french _kenil_ (this form does not occur, but is seen in the norman _kinet_, a little dog), modern french _chenil_, from popular latin _canile_, place for a dog, _canis_, cf. _ovile_, sheep-cote. the word "kennel," a gutter, a drain in a street or road, is a corruption of the middle english _canel, cannel_, in modern english "channel," from latin _canalis_, canal.