bea·gle (b??g?l)n. A small hound of a breed having short legs, drooping ears, and a smooth coat with white, black, and tan markings.[Middle English begle, possibly from Old French bee gueule, loudmouth : beer, to gape (variant of baer; see bay2) + gueule, gullet (from Latin gula).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.beagle (?bi???l) n1. (Breeds) a small sturdy breed of hound, having a smooth dense coat usually of white, tan, and black; often used (esp formerly) for hunting hares2. archaic a person who spies on othersvb (Hunting) (intr) to hunt with beagles, normally on foot[C15: of uncertain origin]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bea?gle (?bi g?l) n. one of a breed of small, compact hounds with drooping ears and usu. a black, tan, and white coat. [1490?1500; probably