Kennel, subst. 1) a cot for dogs: “truth's a dog must to k.” Lr. I, 4, 124. Metaphorically: “from forth the k. of thy womb hath crept a hell-hound,” R3 IV, 4, 47. Used for a prison, in contempt: “go to k., Pompey,” Meas. III, 2, 89.
2) a pack of dogs: “a yelping k. of French curs,” H6A IV, 2, 47.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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