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sleuthhound

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sleuth⋅hound

  [slooth-hound]
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–noun
1. a bloodhound.
2. a detective.
Origin:
1325–75; ME sloth track, trail (< ON slōth) + hound 1
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sleuth·hound   (slōōth'hound')   
n.  

  1. A dog used for tracking or pursuing, such as a bloodhound. Also called sleuth.

  2. A detective.


[Middle English sleuth, animal track (from Old Norse slōdh) + hound.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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