beagle
noun
[ ˈbiːɡ(ə)l ]
• a small hound of a breed with a short coat, used for hunting hares.
beagle
verb
• hunt with beagles.
• "he used to go beagling"
Origin:
late 15th century: perhaps from Old French beegueule ‘open-mouthed’, from beer ‘open wide’ + gueule ‘throat’.
