trail man

noun

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

They were calm, and simply searching, in the fashion of the practised trail man.

He understood the tone of complaint and regret in which the trail man spoke of his dog.

I have seen what were called and sold for bloodhounds to a sheriff to trail man.

Any hound trained when young can be taught to trail man or beast.

By this time he had learned a good deal of the trail-man's unwritten law.

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