sleuth-houndn.

/ˈsluːθhaʊnd/

Forms: Middle English sloith-, slewth-, sleuth-, Middle English–1500s sluth(e)-, 1600s slwth-hund; Middle English slwthound, 1500s sleuthound; 1600s slugh-, 1600s (1800s) sluth-, 1700s slothe-, slooth-, 1600s, 1800s– sleuth-hound (1800s sleugh-hound).

Etymology: < sleuth n.² Originally northern and Scottish.

1. A species of bloodhound, formerly employed in Scotland for pursuing game or tracking fugitives. Now Historical or archaic.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > bloodhound > kinds of

sleuth-hound1483

slot-hound1537

sludden1570

slow-hound1591

Spartan dog1600

slough-dog1774

track-hound1888

1483 Cath. Angl. 345/2 A Sluthe hunde, sapifur, oderinsecus.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vii. 40 The sleuth-hund [1489 Adv. slouth-hund] maid stynting thar.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 484 A sleuthhund had he thar.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) v. l. 135 Thair sloith hund the graith gait till him ȝeid.

c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Cij He that denyis entres to the sleuthound..salbe haldin participant with the cryme and thift committit.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 7 Throuch thir woddis the gretter parte of the nobilitie hes thair maist recreatione in hunting with the sluthe-hundes.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 149 The second kind is called in Scotland a Sluth-hound.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 18 Tracing them..by their footing..as quick senting Slugh-hounds doe lead them.

1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 29 The Blood-hound differeth nothing in quality from the Scotish Sluth-hound.

1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica I. 7 They were called Slough or Slothe hounds, from their following the slot or track of men or cattle.

1828 W. Scott Tales of Grandfather 1st Ser. I. vi. 127 These bloodhounds, or sleuth-hounds,..were used for the purpose of pursuing great criminals.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xi. 259 These persons Moore hunted like any sleuth-hound.

1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird iii If I were a criminal, I would as soon have a sleuthhound on my track as Joseph Distin.

attributive.1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 123 The remarkable feature of Mr. Carlyle's criticism..is the sleuth-hound instinct with which he presses on to the matter of his theme.

2. transferred. A keen investigator or pursuer; a tracker; U.S. a detective.

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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > a pursuer or detective

thief-taker1535

beagle1559

thief-catcher1732

bloodhound1818

sleuth-hound1856

Richard1914

prodnose1965

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > detective

plant1812

plain clothes1822

detective1850

plainclothesman1856

mouser1863

D.1869

sleuth1872

tec1879

dee1882

demon1889

sleuth-hound1890

split1891

fink1903

hawkshaw1903

busy1904

dick1905

gumshoe1913

Richard1914

shamus1925

cozzer1950

Five-O1983

1849 A. B. Reach Clement Lorimer xiii. 130 There is an awful mystery which the sleuth hounds of the law may trace—a mystery of suspicion, perhaps a mystery of crime.]

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. 316 Cromwell..had his sleuth-hounds abroad, whose scent was not easily baffled.

1857 E. C. Gaskell Life C. Brontë I. ii. 12 The West Riding men are sleuth-hounds in pursuit of money.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 209 The inspector and I followed..our sable sleuth-hounds.

1902 P. G. Wodehouse Pothunters iv. 66 Jim's respect for the abilities of our national sleuth-hounds was greater than Tony's, and a good deal greater than that of most people.

1929 Bookman Nov. 264/1 ‘What is it, Fra Diavolo?’ he asked... ‘A peeler, fellow, a sleuth-hound.’

1948 Amer. Speech 23 306/2 The hunt for it would be engrossing to a literary sleuth-hound.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sleuth-hound
释义	sleuth-houndn. /ˈsluːθhaʊnd/ Forms: Middle English sloith-, slewth-, sleuth-, Middle English–1500s sluth(e)-, 1600s slwth-hund; Middle English slwthound, 1500s sleuthound; 1600s slugh-, 1600s (1800s) sluth-, 1700s slothe-, slooth-, 1600s, 1800s– sleuth-hound (1800s sleugh-hound). Etymology: < sleuth n.² Originally northern and Scottish. 1. A species of bloodhound, formerly employed in Scotland for pursuing game or tracking fugitives. Now Historical or archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > bloodhound > kinds of sleuth-hound1483 slot-hound1537 sludden1570 slow-hound1591 Spartan dog1600 slough-dog1774 track-hound1888 1483 Cath. Angl. 345/2 A Sluthe hunde, sapifur, oderinsecus. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vii. 40 The sleuth-hund [1489 Adv. slouth-hund] maid stynting thar. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 484 A sleuthhund had he thar. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) v. l. 135 Thair sloith hund the graith gait till him ȝeid. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Cij He that denyis entres to the sleuthound..salbe haldin participant with the cryme and thift committit. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 7 Throuch thir woddis the gretter parte of the nobilitie hes thair maist recreatione in hunting with the sluthe-hundes. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 149 The second kind is called in Scotland a Sluth-hound. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 18 Tracing them..by their footing..as quick senting Slugh-hounds doe lead them. 1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 29 The Blood-hound differeth nothing in quality from the Scotish Sluth-hound. 1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica I. 7 They were called Slough or Slothe hounds, from their following the slot or track of men or cattle. 1828 W. Scott Tales of Grandfather 1st Ser. I. vi. 127 These bloodhounds, or sleuth-hounds,..were used for the purpose of pursuing great criminals. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xi. 259 These persons Moore hunted like any sleuth-hound. 1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird iii If I were a criminal, I would as soon have a sleuthhound on my track as Joseph Distin. attributive.1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 123 The remarkable feature of Mr. Carlyle's criticism..is the sleuth-hound instinct with which he presses on to the matter of his theme. 2. transferred. A keen investigator or pursuer; a tracker; U.S. a detective. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > a pursuer or detective thief-taker1535 beagle1559 thief-catcher1732 bloodhound1818 sleuth-hound1856 Richard1914 prodnose1965 society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > detective plant1812 plain clothes1822 detective1850 plainclothesman1856 mouser1863 D.1869 sleuth1872 tec1879 dee1882 demon1889 sleuth-hound1890 split1891 fink1903 hawkshaw1903 busy1904 dick1905 gumshoe1913 Richard1914 shamus1925 cozzer1950 Five-O1983 1849 A. B. Reach Clement Lorimer xiii. 130 There is an awful mystery which the sleuth hounds of the law may trace—a mystery of suspicion, perhaps a mystery of crime.] 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. 316 Cromwell..had his sleuth-hounds abroad, whose scent was not easily baffled. 1857 E. C. Gaskell Life C. Brontë I. ii. 12 The West Riding men are sleuth-hounds in pursuit of money. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 209 The inspector and I followed..our sable sleuth-hounds. 1902 P. G. Wodehouse Pothunters iv. 66 Jim's respect for the abilities of our national sleuth-hounds was greater than Tony's, and a good deal greater than that of most people. 1929 Bookman Nov. 264/1 ‘What is it, Fra Diavolo?’ he asked... ‘A peeler, fellow, a sleuth-hound.’ 1948 Amer. Speech 23 306/2 The hunt for it would be engrossing to a literary sleuth-hound. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1483
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