Synonyms for beagle

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bee-guh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbi gəl

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Définition of beagle

Origin : late 15c., of unknown origin, possibly from French becguele "noisy person," literally "gaping throat," from bayer "open wide" (see bay (n.2)) + gueule "mouth" (see gullet).

As in private detective : noun private investigator
As in hound : noun dog

Example sentences :

He has been a beagle hound, nose down, on my smell, pursuing it.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

The "Beagle" has gone back to Bahia, and will pick me up on its return.
Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) » by Charles Darwin

In a few days time the "Beagle" will sail for the Galapagos Islands.
Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin

Being the second part of the Geology of the Voyage of the Beagle, etc.
Extract from : « Life of Charles Darwin » by G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany

Darwin was only three years back from the voyage of the "Beagle."
Extract from : « Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists » by Various

Rolling the pigskin in front of him, he dove for it, pouncing on it as a beagle on a rabbit.
Extract from : « The Eternal Boy » by Owen Johnson

The beagle is like a smaller, finer foxhound, and has the same ancestry.
Extract from : « The Dogs of Boytown » by Walter A. Dyer

The Beagle Stud-book will help you in your choice of strains.
Extract from : « The Sportswoman's Library, Vol. 1 of 2 » by Various

He hunted like a beagle, and saw like a bird, with his savage, glittering eye.
Extract from : « A Terrible Temptation » by Charles Reade

His Beagle voyage is a regular magazine of natural-history knowledge.
Extract from : « Under the Maples » by John Burroughs

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