beagle

[ bee-guh l ]

/ ˈbi gəl /

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noun

one of a breed of small hounds having long ears, short legs, and a usually black, tan, and white coat.

Nearby words

beadswoman, beadwork, beady, beady eye, beady-eyed, beagle, beaglehole, beagling, beak, beaked pelvis, beaked salmon

Origin of beagle

1490–1500; perhaps < Middle French beegueule one who whines insistently, equivalent to bee, 3rd person singular of beer to be open, gape (by-form of bayer (see bay²) + gueule mouth (of an animal); see gullet

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Examples from the Web for beagle

All this time his beagle lay motionless on the floor in the entry hall.
The Day I Met Charles Schulz|Daniel J. Levitin|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was a brief attempt to train a beagle named Python Pete to track the snakes.
The Great Python Hunt|Catharine Skipp|February 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At seven this evening we were again on board the Beagle, not a little tired.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy
Zoology of the Voyage of the ‘Beagle’ during the years 1832-6.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2)|P. L. Sclater

My father retained to the last a most pleasant recollection of the voyage of the Beagle, and of the friends he made on board her.
Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters|Charles Darwin
The narrative of this voyage, as subsequently written, describes the islands visited by the Beagle in crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
Mrs. Beagle was a neat, tidy body, and wore an air of great sincerity about her face.
The Puddleford Papers,|H. H. Riley

British Dictionary definitions for beagle

beagle

/ (ˈbiːɡəl) /

noun

a small sturdy breed of hound, having a smooth dense coat usually of white, tan, and black; often used (esp formerly) for hunting hares

archaic a person who spies on others

verb

(intr) to hunt with beagles, normally on foot

Word Origin for beagle

C15: of uncertain origin

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