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bea·gle B0132300 (bē′gəl)n. A small hound of a breed having short legs, drooping ears, and a smooth coat with white, black, and tan markings. [Middle English begle, possibly from Old French bee gueule, loudmouth : beer, to gape (variant of baer; see bay2) + gueule, gullet (from Latin gula).]beagle (ˈbiːɡəl) n1. (Breeds) a small sturdy breed of hound, having a smooth dense coat usually of white, tan, and black; often used (esp formerly) for hunting hares2. archaic a person who spies on othersvb (Hunting) (intr) to hunt with beagles, normally on foot[C15: of uncertain origin]bea•gle (ˈbi gəl) n. one of a breed of small, compact hounds with drooping ears and usu. a black, tan, and white coat. [1490–1500; probably < Middle French beegueule one who whines insistently =beer to gape + gueule mouth; see gullet] beagle Past participle: beagled Gerund: beagling
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I beagle | you beagle | he/she/it beagles | we beagle | you beagle | they beagle |
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I beagled | you beagled | he/she/it beagled | we beagled | you beagled | they beagled |
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I am beagling | you are beagling | he/she/it is beagling | we are beagling | you are beagling | they are beagling |
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I have beagled | you have beagled | he/she/it has beagled | we have beagled | you have beagled | they have beagled |
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I was beagling | you were beagling | he/she/it was beagling | we were beagling | you were beagling | they were beagling |
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I had beagled | you had beagled | he/she/it had beagled | we had beagled | you had beagled | they had beagled |
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I will beagle | you will beagle | he/she/it will beagle | we will beagle | you will beagle | they will beagle |
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I will have beagled | you will have beagled | he/she/it will have beagled | we will have beagled | you will have beagled | they will have beagled |
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I will be beagling | you will be beagling | he/she/it will be beagling | we will be beagling | you will be beagling | they will be beagling |
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I have been beagling | you have been beagling | he/she/it has been beagling | we have been beagling | you have been beagling | they have been beagling |
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I will have been beagling | you will have been beagling | he/she/it will have been beagling | we will have been beagling | you will have been beagling | they will have been beagling |
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I had been beagling | you had been beagling | he/she/it had been beagling | we had been beagling | you had been beagling | they had been beagling |
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I would beagle | you would beagle | he/she/it would beagle | we would beagle | you would beagle | they would beagle |
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I would have beagled | you would have beagled | he/she/it would have beagled | we would have beagled | you would have beagled | they would have beagled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | beagle - a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of houndhound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | Translationsbeagle
legal beagleAn especially clever, aggressive, or skillful attorney. I might be considered something of a legal beagle now, but I had to work for years to get enough experience to build my reputation.See also: beagle, legallegal-beagle and legal-eagle (ˈliglæˈbiglæ and ˈliglæˈiglæ) n. a lawyer. I’ve got a legal-beagle who can get me out of this scrape. beagle
beagle, breed of small, compact houndhound, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred to hunt animals. Most of the dogs in this group hunt by scent, their quarry ranging from such large game as bear or elk to small game and vermin; ground scenters trail slowly with the head low, and ..... Click the link for more information. developed over centuries in England and introduced into the United States in the 1870s. It stands between 10 and 15 in. (25.4–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 20 and 40 lb (9.1–18.1 kg). The breed is divided into two varieties on the basis of size: those under 13 in. (33 cm) in height and those between 13 and 15 in. (33–38.1 cm). The beagle's short, close-lying, harsh coat is usually colored black, tan, and white. Once widely used, either singly or in packs, to hunt hares, today it is more popular as a field-trial competitor and pet. See dogdog, carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g. ..... Click the link for more information. .
Beagle, naval vessel: see Darwin, Charles RobertDarwin, Charles Robert, 1809–82, English naturalist, b. Shrewsbury; grandson of Erasmus Darwin and of Josiah Wedgwood. He firmly established the theory of organic evolution known as Darwinism. ..... Click the link for more information. .Beagle an English three-masted man-of-war famous chiefly for its expedition around the world in 1831–36 under the command of Robert Fitzroy, with the participation of C. Darwin. The Beagle’s displacement was 235 tons. Biological and geological research was carried out on the Beagle, including studies of the structure of coral reefs, volcanic islands, and other phenomena. On missions for the British Admiralty from 1826 to 1830,1831 to 1836,1837 to 1841, and 1841 to 1843, the Beagle conducted hydrographic studies for a survey of the coasts of South America, New Zealand, and northern Australia. Beaglename of the ship in which Charles Darwin made his five-year voyage. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 721–722]See: Journeybeagle a small sturdy breed of hound, having a smooth dense coat usually of white, tan, and black; often used (esp formerly) for hunting hares BEAGLE
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