Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleuth-dog

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: sleuth--dog
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sleuth dog.

Example Sentences

""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."
"At the darkenin' he escaped upon the moss ; three troopers, guided by a muffler and a sleuth-dog, pursued him ; an" as we crossed the bog this mornin', we found ane o' the troopers sunk to the middle in't, an' his horse below him; [...]"
"He then had a chance to reprise his role as the sleuth-dog in the television version of The Thin Man and won two PATSY (Picture Animal Top Star of the YearI Awards for his performances in 1959 and 1960."

Inflected Forms

sleuth-dogs (plural)

Questions

What does sleuth-dog mean?: Alternative form of sleuth dog.

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