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[ bee -guh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbi gəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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 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
Words nearby beagle bead tree, beadwork, beady, beady eye, beady-eyed, beagle , Beaglehole, beagling, beak, beaked pelvis, beaked whale
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Example sentences 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
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British Dictionary definitions for beagle 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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