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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small hunting dog

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A river in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, which is a tributary of the Thames.
2. 2
   A former local government district in Wiltshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Wiltshire unitary authority.

Etymology

From Middle English kenet, Old French chenet; compare kennel, chien.

Related phrases

hunting dog

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