sleuth dog

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sleuth dog

noun sleuth dogs · sleuth-dog

informal Synonym of sleuthhound (“a detective; a sleuth”). "No force must be used upon him. Within what time wilt thou find him out?" / "Within thirty hours, so he have not crossed the Lothian firth–If it is to do you a pleasure, I will set off directly, and wind him as a sleuth-dog tracks the moss-trooper,” answered Christie.
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@misc{sleuth_dog_2026,
  title = {sleuth dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sleuth%20dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}