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Bloodhound

Bloodhound Meaning & Definition
Bloodhound Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bloodhound?

[n] a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bloodhound: sleuthhound

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See Also | hound | hound dog

Bloodhound In Webster's Dictionary

\Blood"hound`\, n. A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff.

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