BEAGLE

beagle

(noun) a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Beagle (plural Beagles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Beagle is the 10512nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3053 individuals. Beagle is most common among White (93.84%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Belgae, glebae

Etymology

Noun

beagle (plural beagles)

A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.

A person who snoops on others; a detective.

A bailiff.

A small kind of shark.

Verb

beagle (third-person singular simple present beagles, present participle beagling, simple past and past participle beagled)

To hunt with beagles.

To search.

Anagrams

• Belgae, glebae

Source: Wiktionary


Bea"gle, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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