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beagle

[ 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.

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beagle¹

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 ( bay ² ) + gueule mouth (of an animal); gullet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beagle¹

C15: of uncertain origin

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Example Sentences

All this time his beagle lay motionless on the floor in the entry hall.

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There was a brief attempt to train a beagle named Python Pete to track the snakes.

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Those who desire the results of keen observation on the subject should turn to Darwin's "Voyage of the Beagle."

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Abram Beagle was likewise, and before he married Mrs. Rhodes, a contractor on the road.

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He tells how an opportunity was given him of reading the proofs of Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle.

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In more modern times, another fatality occurred during the expedition of the Adventure and Beagle, 1832.

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It has been seen how he read the proof-sheets of the Voyage of the 'Beagle' while still in his last year of medical study.

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