beagle
noun/ˈbiːɡl/
/ˈbiːɡl/
- a type of small dog with short legs, used in huntingTopics Animalsc2Word Originlate 15th cent.: perhaps from Old French beegueule ‘open-mouthed’, from beer ‘open wide’ + gueule ‘throat’.
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