sleuthhound
a bloodhound.
a detective.
Origin of sleuthhound
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How to use sleuthhound in a sentence
This explains why the dog has sometimes been called a sleuthhound; that is, a dog set upon a sleuth, or trail.
Landseer | Estelle M. HurllIts speciality—or, if you like, its oddity—was this merciless mercy; the unrelenting sleuthhound who seeks to save and not slay.
A Miscellany of Men | G. K. ChestertonFrom that instant, all pretenses were abandoned, Robert was a sleuthhound on a keen scent.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 | VariousEnoch Standring had something of the sleuthhound in his nature.
The Day of Judgment | Joseph HockingIt was the first messenger from Will Leatherbarrow, who hung like a sleuthhound on the trail.
Legends of Longdendale | Thomas Middleton
British Dictionary definitions for sleuthhound
/ (ˈsluːθˌhaʊnd) /
a dog trained to track people, esp a bloodhound
an informal word for detective
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