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sleuth(dictionary)

sleuth (iou)



sleuth noun1 & verb. ME.
[Old Norse sloe track, trail. Cf. SLOT noun3.]
A. noun.
The track or trail of a person or animal; a definite track or path. ME-L15.
In full sleuth-dog. A bloodhound, a sleuth-hound. Now rare. E19.
A detective. L19.
b. verb.
verb trans. Track (a person); investigate. Also foll. by out. E20.
verb intrans. Act as a detective; conduct an investigation. Also foll. by around. E20.
Comb.: sleuth-dog: see sense A.2 above; sleuth-hound (orig. Scot. & north.) (a) a bloodhound; (b) colloq. an investigator, a tracker, a detective.