What does sleuth-hound mean?
Sleuth-hound means Alternative form of sleuthhound..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of sleuthhound..
1607: Edward Topsell, The History of Four-footed Beasts - The Blood-hound differeth nothing in quality from the Scottish Sluth-hound, saving they are greater in quantity, and not alway of one and the same colour...
1876: May Agnes Fleming, The Midnight Queen - What a fool, idiot, and ninny I must have been, to have left her as I did, knowing those two sleuth-hounds were in full chase!
Use sleuth-hound when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sleuth-hound means Alternative form of sleuthhound..
Common synonyms include slot-hound.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1607: Edward Topsell, The History of Four-footed Beasts - The Blood-hound differeth nothing in quality from the Scottish Sluth-hound, saving they are greater in quantity, and not alway of one and the same colour...
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