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Etymology

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From kennel +‎ mate.

Noun

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kennelmate (plural kennelmates)

  1. A dog from the same kennel, or the same breeder.
    • 2010, Carol Bradley, Saving Gracie: How One Dog Escaped the Shadowy World of American Puppy Mills:
      For the next four and a half months, Dog 132 would be called Wilma. Her kennelmate was Patty.