From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbeaglebea‧gle /ˈbiːɡəl/ noun [countable] HBADHPa dog with short legs and smooth fur, sometimes used in hunting
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beagle• It was about the size of a beagle.• A beagle with her intestines lying on the concrete, and lab technicians microwaving animals out of boredom.• The beagles reluctantly broke up into knots and scattered across the field.Origin beagle (1400-1500) Perhaps from Old French beegueule “noisy person”, from beer “to open wide” + gueule “throat” 