sleuthhound

2 definitions found

sleuthhound - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sleuthhound \Sleuth"hound`\, n. [See Sleuth, and cf.
     Slothound.] (Zool.)
     A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a
     bloodhound. [Spelt variously slouthhound, sluthhound,
     etc.]
     [1913 Webster]

sleuthhound - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sleuthhound
      n 1: a detective who follows a trail [syn: sleuth,
           sleuthhound]
      2: a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having
         very acute smell and used in tracking [syn: bloodhound,
         sleuthhound]