The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sleuthhound — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) sleuth hund, a kind of bloodhound, from Middle English sleuth, sloith, sloth track of an animal or person (from Old Norse slōth) + hund hound Date: 1850 detective … New Collegiate Dictionary
sleuthhound — /sloohth hownd /, n. 1. a bloodhound. 2. a detective. [1325 75; ME sloth track, trail ( < ON sloth) + HOUND1] * * * … Universalium
sleuthhound — 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 … From formal English to slang
sleuthhound — /ˈsluθhaʊnd/ (say sloohthhownd) noun → bloodhound …
sleuthhound — noun 1. a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking • Syn: ↑bloodhound • Hypernyms: ↑hound, ↑hound dog 2. a detective who follows a trail • Syn: ↑sleuth … Useful english dictionary
slouthhound — Sleuthhound Sleuth hound , n. [See {Sleuth}, and cf. {Slothound}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound. [Spelt variously {slouthhound}, {sluthhound}, etc.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sluthhound — Sleuthhound Sleuth hound , n. [See {Sleuth}, and cf. {Slothound}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound. [Spelt variously {slouthhound}, {sluthhound}, etc.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slothhound — Sloth hound , n. [See {Slot} a track, and cf. {Sleuthhound}.] (Zo[ o]l.) See {Sleuthhound}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slow|hound — «SLOH HOWND», noun. = sleuthhound. (Cf. ↑sleuthhound) … Useful english dictionary
Slowhound — Slow hound , n. A sleuthhound. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
