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Beagle


BE'AGLE, noun [Gr. a pygmy.]

A small hound, or hunting dog. Beagles are of different sorts; as the southern beagle shorter and less, but thicker, than the deep-mouthed hound; the fleet northern, or cat beagle smaller, and of a finer shape than the southern. From these species united, is bred a third, still preferable; and a smaller sort is letter larger than the lap-dog.