Definition of bloodhound Bloodhound
/blʌˈdhawnd/ - [bludhawnd] - blood•hound
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What does bloodhound mean?
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NounPlural: bloodhounds |
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| bloodhound - a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bloodhound (Noun)
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. - bloodhound (Noun)
A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bloodhound (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.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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bloodhound
A name given to certain species of the dog, distinguished for their keenness of scent, and the persistency with which they follow the track of game. They have been frequently employed during wars to track partisans, and even in the American civil war, 1861-65, were employed by the Confederates to track Union prisoners who escaped from their prisons. In time of peace they are sometimes employed to hunt felons, fugitive slaves, etc. When they are thus employed they acquire a peculiarly bloodthirsty and ferocious character.
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🔤- bloodhound, noun, singular of bloodhounds.
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