sleuthhound

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The 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]

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