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sleuthhound
noun as in private detective
noun as in sleuth
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This explains why the dog has sometimes been called a sleuthhound; that is, a dog set upon a sleuth, or trail.
Its speciality—or, if you like, its oddity—was this merciless mercy; the unrelenting sleuthhound who seeks to save and not slay.
From that instant, all pretenses were abandoned, Robert was a sleuthhound on a keen scent.
Enoch Standring had something of the sleuthhound in his nature.
It was the first messenger from Will Leatherbarrow, who hung like a sleuthhound on the trail.
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On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sleuthhound, such as: detective, gumshoe, private eye, private investigator, sleuth, and beagle.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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