sleuth-hound

A form of sleuthhound — A working dog who tracks or pursues e.g. a wanted criminal; a bloodhound formerly used in Scotland.

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Meanings

nounsleuth-hound (plural sleuth-hounds)

plural sleuth-hounds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sleuthhound.

    1876: May Agnes Fleming, The Midnight Queen - What a fool, idiot, and ninny I must have been, to have left her as I did, knowing those two sleuth-hounds were in full chase!

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    1607: Edward Topsell, The History of Four-footed Beasts - The Blood-hound differeth nothing in quality from the Scottish Sluth-hound, saving they are greater in quantity, and not alway of one and the same colour...

    Synonyms: slot-hound

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Chicago

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