bloodhound
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast…A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
» I love that bloodhound.
Meaning
3 sensesA large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
Bloodhound, Bluthund, Schweißhund
ище́йкаiščéjka
(figuratively, informal)A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
Detektiv, Detektivin, Schnüffler
сы́щикsýščik, детекти́вdetektív, ище́йкаiščéjka
(archaic)A bloodthirsty person.
- a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
Examples
3 sentencesI love that bloodhound.
She had caught me alone in the library, and had jumped on me like a hungry bloodhound.
Detective Dan Anderson stayed on the trail like a bloodhound.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate wiInherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhund (“bloodhound”). The detective sense follows from the dog's ability to follow a trail.
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Forms
plural: bloodhoundsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking:sleuthhound