beagle

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I'm a beagle, and that hunting instinct is inbred.

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  1. noun One of a breed of small hounds having short legs, drooping ears, and a smooth coat with white, black, and tan markings.

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  • Dog Day (one of my personal favorites ... shout out to my mini-beagle, Macy) is Aug. 17, an afternoon game against Tampa Bay. —  Texas Rangers
  • Seoul-based RNL Bio said the puppies were cloned using fat tissue from a female beagle, the —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • If you and your beagle are in the market for such a vehicle you'll be excited to hear it goes on sale sometime this fall and should include most of these features. —  Jalopnik
  • A pocket beagle was a very popular breed of dog back in the 1300's and 1400's with royalty and prized by the royal family.
  • Jerry Williams, of Little Rock, Arkansas, garnered 4th Place in the Stellas when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. —  InsureBlog
 

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  1. Middle English begle, possibly from Old French bee gueule, loudmouth : beer, to gape (variant of baer; see bay2) + gueule, gullet (from Latin gula).

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  1. Formerly begele, begle; from late Middle English begle; origin unknown. The F. bigle is from the English
 

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