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SLEUTH-HOUND

\slˈuːθhˈa͡ʊnd], \slˈuːθhˈa‍ʊnd], \s_l_ˈuː_θ_h_ˈaʊ_n_d]\

Definitions of SLEUTH-HOUND

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A dog that tracks game by the scent, a bloodhound. See SLOT.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A bloodhound; flguratively, a detective.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

sl[=oo]th'-hownd, n. a dog that tracks game by the scent, a blood-hound. [Slot.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Blood-hound (lit. & fig.).

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[Scand., O.N., Gael.] (Zool.) A keen-scented dog, as the bloodhound, hunting by the sleuth, or slot.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. A hound that tracks its prey by the scent; a blood-hound.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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