beagle
(noun) a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Beagle (plural Beagles)
A surname.
• 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.
• Belgae, glebae
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.
beagle (third-person singular simple present beagles, present participle beagling, simple past and past participle beagled)
To hunt with beagles.
To search.
• 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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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