beagle vs greyhound

beagle

noun
  • A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. 

  • A person who snoops on others; a detective. 

  • A bailiff. 

  • A small kind of shark. 

verb
  • To search. 

  • To hunt with beagles. 

greyhound

noun
  • A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing. 

  • A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice. 

verb
  • To leap rapidly across the surface of the water. 

How often have the words beagle and greyhound occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )