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   beagle

   /ˈbiːɡl/

   noun

   • 1. a small hound of a breed with a short coat, used for hunting hares.

   verb

   • 1. hunt with beagles: "he used to go beagling"

   Word Origin late 15th century: perhaps from Old French beegueule ‘open-mouthed’, from beer ‘open wide’ + gueule ‘throat’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. beagler noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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