beaglingn.
/ˈbiːɡlɪŋ/ The sport of hunting on foot with beagles.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [noun] > beagling
beagling1824
beagle-chase1858
1824 Sporting Mag. 14 312/2 There is no prettier sport for youth than rabbit beagling.
1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Oct. 7/1 I am in the habit of accompanying my brothers out shooting and beagling.
1896 Daily News 20 July 8/2 Coursing—which, with ‘beagling’ and ‘harriers’, takes up a large part of the book.
1923 J. O. Paget Beagles & Beagling i. 15 The sport of beagling is every day becoming more popular.
Derivatives
ˈbeagle v. (intransitive) to hunt with beagles.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > hunt with hounds [verb (intransitive)] > hunt with beagles
beagle1915
1915 Oxf. Mag. 5 Mar. He beagled and played cricket.
ˈbeagler n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > one using setter, beagles, etc.
setter1780
beagler1841
runner1874
terrierman1930
1841 C. Ridley Lett. (1958) 65 Besides the beaglers, there was a horseman in white trousers.
1910 Humanitarian Mar. 21/1 Beaglers' manners.
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