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bea⋅gle

  [bee-guhl]
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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.
Origin:
1490–1500; perh. < MF beegueule one who whines insistently, equiv. to bee, 3d pers. sing. of beer to be open, gape (by-form of bayer (see bay 2 ) + gueule mouth (of an animal); see gullet
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bea·gle   (bē'gəl)   
n.  One of a breed of small hounds having short legs, drooping ears, and a smooth coat with white, black, and tan markings.

[Middle English begle, possibly from Old French bee gueule, loudmouth : beer, to gape (variant of baer; see bay2) + gueule, gullet (from Latin gula).]
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Beagle

Bea"gle\, n. [OE. begele; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. beag small, little, W. bach. F. bigle is from English.]

1. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix.

2. Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.
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beagle 
c.1475, possibly from O.Fr. becguele "noisy person," lit. "gaping throat," from bayer "open wide" (see bay (2)) + gueule "mouth."
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