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beagle

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1. beagle - Noun

2. beagle - Verb

3. Beagle - Proper noun

Meaning

A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix.

Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Adams was content to read Darwin, especially his "Origin of Species" and his "Voyage of the Beagle." He was a Darwinist before the letter; a predestined follower of the tide; but he was hardly trained to follow Darwin's evidences. Henry Adams

The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts. A. E. van Vogt

My favorite book of all time is The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. Joanna Newsom

After some dramatic events where he faces both the Beagle Boys and president Roosevelt and his " Rough Riders " at the same time, he tears down the rest of the old fort Duckburg and builds his famous Money Bin at the site. Source: Internet

As hunting with Beagles was seen as ideal for young people, many of the British public schools traditionally maintained Beagle packs. Source: Internet

Also, in a 1966 Peanuts comic strip, Linus tries to hide in Snoopy 's doghouse only to have the beagle rat him out. Source: Internet

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