n. & v. colloq.
--n. a detective.
--v.
1. intr. act as a detective.
2 tr. investigate.
Phrases and idioms:
sleuth-hound
1. a bloodhound.
2 colloq. a detective, an investigator.
Etymology: orig. in sleuth-hound: ME f. sleuth f. ON sl{oacute}th track, trail: cf. SLOT(2)