Beagle Definition

bēgəl

beagles

noun

A small hound of a breed having short legs, drooping ears, and a smooth coat with white, black, and tan markings.

American Heritage

A small hound with a smooth coat, short legs, and drooping ears, used in hunting small game.

Webster's New World

A small short-legged smooth-coated hound, often used for hunting hares. Often tri-coloured, its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.

Wiktionary

A person who snoops on others; a detective.

Wiktionary

verb

To hunt with beagles.

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Other Word Forms of Beagle

Noun

Singular:

beagle

Plural:

beagles

Origin of Beagle

Middle English begle possibly from Old French bee gueule loudmouth beer to gape (variant of baer bay²) gueule gullet (from Latin gula)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English begle. Origin uncertain, possibly from Middle French beegueule, from beer (variation of bayer) + gueule. The French bigle is from the English.

From Wiktionary