Sleuth-hound
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sleuth-hound is a noun meaning Alternative form of sleuthhound.
Meaning
Alternative form of sleuthhound.
Example Sentences
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!
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.
Word Forms
- sleuth-hounds
Synonyms for sleuth-hound
Depending on context, synonyms include slot-hound.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slot-hound, scenthound, sleddog, workdog, dashhound, grayhound.
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