unkennel

American  

[uhn-ken-l] / ʌnˈkɛn l /

verb (used with object)

unkenneled, unkenneling, unkennelled, unkennelling

1. to drive (a fox or other animal) from a den or lair.

2. to release from or as if from a kennel.

   to unkennel hounds before a hunt; to unkennel a gang of cutthroats.

3. to make known; disclose or uncover.

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verb (used without object)

unkenneled, unkenneling, unkennelled, unkennelling

1. to come out of a kennel, den, lair, or the like.

unkennel British  

/ ʌnˈkɛnəl /

verb

1. to release from a kennel

2. to drive from a hole or lair

3. rare to bring to light

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Etymology

Origin of unkennel

First recorded in 1570–80; un- ² + kennel ¹

Example Sentences

It is the intention of the first consul gradually to unkennel this clattering race of females, when it can be done with safety.

From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Carr, John, Sir

Here, here, here be my keys: ascend my chambers; search, seek, find out: I’ll warrant we’ll unkennel the fox.

From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

If we cannot unkennel the fox," he said, "we will at least earth him up.

From Windsor Castle by Ainsworth, William Harrison

“He is nowhere below, but we shall probably unkennel him in the upper story,” I heard one of them say as they mounted the stairs.

From In New Granada Heroes and Patriots by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Not a man in the county could ride harder, hunt deer, unkennel fox, unearth badger, or spear otter, better than he.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison