beagle

[bee-guhl] Origin

bea·gle

[bee-guhl]
noun
one of a breed of small hounds having long ears, short legs, and a usually black, tan, and white coat.

Origin:
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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beagle (ˈbiːɡəl)
 
n
1.  a small sturdy breed of hound, having a smooth dense coat usually of white, tan, and black; often used (esp formerly) for hunting hares
2.  archaic a person who spies on others
 
vb
3.  (intr) to hunt with beagles, normally on foot
 
[C15: of uncertain origin]

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beagle
late 15c., possibly from Fr. becguele "noisy person," lit. "gaping throat," from bayer "open wide" (see bay (2)) + gueule "mouth."
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