the name of a particular kind of hunting-dogs, of which there are several sorts, viz. the southern beagle, which is something less than the deep-mouthed hound, and something thicker and shorter; the fleet-northern, or cat-beagle, which is smaller and of a finer shape than the southern beagle, and is a hard runner: There is also a very small beagle, not bigger than a lady's lap-dog.