beagle: n. & v. --n. 1 a a small hound of a breed with a short coat, used for hunting hares. b this breed. 2 hist. an informer or spy; a constable. --v.intr. (often as beagling n.) hunt with beagles. øøbeagler n. [ME f. OF beegueule noisy person, prob. f. beer open wide + gueule throat]
