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sleuthhound

[ slooth-hound ]

noun

  1. a bloodhound.
  2. a detective.


sleuthhound

/ 藞蝉濒耻藧胃藢丑补蕣苍诲 /

noun

  1. a dog trained to track people, esp a bloodhound
  2. an informal word for detective
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sleuthhound1

1325鈥75; Middle English sloth track, trail (< Old Norse 蝉濒艒迟丑 ) + hound 1
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Not even the very keenest of the law's sleuthhounds were able to avoid such mistakes.

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I suppose it will be a long race, for these Norman sleuthhounds are sure of scent, and will not be easily shaken off!

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

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鈥淗earken now to the tale of the sleuthhound,鈥 the latter continued, setting down his hat, cane and gloves upon the sideboard and thrusting his hands into his trousers pockets.

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

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