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Noun: sleuthhound  'slooth,hawnd
  1. A breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
    "The police used sleuthhounds to track the escaped prisoner";
    - bloodhound
     
  2. A detective who follows a trail
    "The sleuthhound carefully examined the crime scene for clues";
    - sleuth

Derived forms: sleuthhounds

Type of: detective, hound, hound dog

Encyclopedia: Sleuthhound