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- adjective Not
kenneled . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
unkennel .
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Examples
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Gradually, all the party unkenneled; and it was then discovered that, had we run off the rails a few yards further on, we should have had a nasty cropper down a thirty-feet bank; fortunately, we ran off on the level, and merely stuck in the sand.
Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray
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The whimpering of one of his unkenneled "hunches" merged into what seemed an actual voice of inspiration to him.
Never-Fail Blake Arthur Stringer 1912
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Colored men brought out several saddled horses; a number of hounds were unleashed and unkenneled, and several men mounted the horses, and with guns in hand hastened
Tupelo John Hill 1862
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However, the hounds were unkenneled at break of day, and, the tent being pitched at the bottom of the basin, we commenced a pull up the steep patinas, hoping to find somewhere on the edge of the jungles.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857
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In speaking of a fox-chase, they say they have unkenneled a fox when they have merely found a wild one.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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(lam), by Sir Peter Teazle, out of fox is unkenneled.
Sporting Magazine 1812
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