sleuth-hound
11sleuth — [slu:θ] informal noun a detective. verb [often as noun sleuthing] carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective. Origin ME (orig. in the sense track , in sleuth hound): from ON slóth; cf. slot2 …
12sleuth — [slo͞oth′hound΄slo͞oth] n. [ME, a trail, spoor < ON slóth, akin to slothra, to drag (oneself) ahead: for IE base see SLUG1] 1. Rare a dog, as a bloodhound, that can follow a trail by scent: also sleuthhound [slo͞oth′hound΄ ] ☆ 2. DETECTIVE (n …
13sleuth — [slu:θ] n old fashioned [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: sleuthhound dog used for tracking people (14 20 centuries), from sleuth track (12 15 centuries) (from Old Norse sloth) + hound] someone who tries to find out information about a crime = ↑detective …
14hound — Synonyms and related words: Afghan hound, Alaskan malamute, Bedlington terrier, Border terrier, Boston bull, Cairn terrier, Chihuahua, Dalmatian, Doberman pinscher, English toy spaniel, Eskimo dog, Gordon setter, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Kerry …
15slot-hound — n. Blood hound, sleuth hound, slow hound …
16slow-hound — /slōˈhownd/ noun appar a form of ↑sleuth hound, assimilated to ↑slow …
17slot-hound — noun /ˈslɒthaʊnd/ A sleuth hound. , 1819: “Thou seest, maiden, what an ill fated wretch thou dost labour to assist; be wise, and let me go, ere the misfortunes which track my footsteps like slot hounds, shall involve thee also in their pursuit.”… …
18The Real Inspector Hound — Infobox Play name = The Real Inspector Hound image size = 200px caption = writer = Tom Stoppard chorus = characters = mute = setting = date of premiere = 17th June 1968 country of Origin = United Kingdom original language = English series =… …
19The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) — Infobox Film name = The Hound of the Baskervilles image size = caption = director = Terence Fisher producer = writer = A. Conan Doyle (novel) Peter Bryan narrator = starring = Peter Cushing André Morell Christopher Lee John Le Mesurier music =… …
20sleuthhound — sleuth•hound [[t]ˈsluθˌhaʊnd[/t]] n. 1) a bloodhound 2) a detective • Etymology: 1350–1400; late ME (Scots)sleuthhund=sleuth(ME sloth track, trail < ON slōth) +hund hound …
