Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kennelful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ken-nel-ful
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a kennel will hold.

Example Sentences

""They all yelped, I remember, like a kennelful of puppies. It was their preposterous claim that I should read their hare-brained literature which caused me to display some little heat.""

Etymology

From kennel + -ful.

Inflected Forms

kennelfuls (plural) kennelsful (plural)

Questions

What does kennelful mean?: As much as a kennel will hold.
Where does kennelful come from?: From kennel + -ful.

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