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sleuthhound

sleuth·hound [ slth hòwnd ] (plural sleuth·hounds)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dog for tracking people: a dog used for tracking people, especially a bloodhound ( dated )

2.  ( dated informal )
Same as  detective


[14th century. < Old Norse slóð "track, trail"]
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