Sleuthhound

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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