- sleuth-hound
- noun /ˈsluːθhaʊnd/A bloodhound or, especially, a similar hound formerly used in Scotland.
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sleuth-hound — sleuthˈ hound noun 1. A bloodhound or other dog trained to track people 2. A detective • • • Main Entry: ↑sleuth … Useful english dictionary
sleuth|hound — «SLOOTH HOWND», noun. 1. = bloodhound. (Cf. ↑bloodhound) 2. U.S. Informal. a detective … Useful english dictionary
sleuth-hound — n. Blood hound, slot hound, slow hound … New dictionary of synonyms
sleuth-hound — noun 1》 dated a bloodhound. 2》 informal an investigator or detective … English new terms dictionary
sleuth — [12] Sleuth originally meant ‘track, trail’ (‘John of Lorn perceived the hound had lost the sleuth’, John Barbour, The Bruce 1375). It was borrowed from Old Norse slóth ‘track, trail’, which was probably also the ultimate source of English slot… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sleuth — [12] Sleuth originally meant ‘track, trail’ (‘John of Lorn perceived the hound had lost the sleuth’, John Barbour, The Bruce 1375). It was borrowed from Old Norse slóth ‘track, trail’, which was probably also the ultimate source of English slot… … Word origins
sleuth — n. & v. colloq. n. a detective. v. 1 intr. act as a detective. 2 tr. investigate. Phrases and idioms: sleuth hound 1 a bloodhound. 2 colloq. a detective, an investigator. Etymology: orig. in sleuth hound: ME f. sleuth f. ON sloacuteth track,… … Useful english dictionary
sleuth — 1. noun /sljuːθ,sluːθ/ a) A sleuth hound; a bloodhound. Do ye want me to become a sleuth, or engage detectives to track the objects of your erroneous philanthropy? b) A detective. As quietly as if I were practicing to join a sleuth of bears, I… … Wiktionary
sleuth — sluËθ v. inquire or watch clandestinely, trail like a detective n. detective; sleuth hound, dog used to track or follow, bloodhound … English contemporary dictionary
sleuth — [slu:θ] informal noun a detective. verb [often as noun sleuthing] carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective. Origin ME (orig. in the sense track , in sleuth hound): from ON slóth; cf. slot2 … English new terms dictionary
