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sleuthhound

[ slooth-hound ]

/ ˈsluθˌhaʊnd /

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noun

a bloodhound.

a detective.

Origin of sleuthhound

1325–75; Middle English sloth track, trail (< Old Norse slōth) + hound¹

Words nearby sleuthhound

slenderness ratio, slept, slesvig, sleswick, sleuth, sleuthhound, slew, slew rate, slewed, sley, slezsko

Example sentences from the Web for sleuthhound

From that instant, all pretenses were abandoned, Robert was a sleuthhound on a keen scent.

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 |Various
Vigilant as a lynx, untiring as a sleuthhound, Austin Ambrose kept continual watch and guard.

Wild Margaret |Geraldine Fleming
This explains why the dog has sometimes been called a sleuthhound; that is, a dog set upon a sleuth, or trail.

Landseer |Estelle M. Hurll
Could you be a sleuthhound, Bill—one of those that travel on their stomachs very noiselessly?

The Red House Mystery |A. A. Milne

In the race for yachts of 40 tons and upwards the 'Samœna,' 'Annasona,' and 'Sleuthhound' started.

Yachting Vol. 2 |Various.

British Dictionary definitions for sleuthhound

sleuthhound

/ (ˈsluːθˌhaʊnd) /

noun

a dog trained to track people, esp a bloodhound

an informal word for detective