I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English bloodhound, bloodhund, from blood + hound, hund hound
1.
a. : a large powerful hound of a breed (Bloodhound) originated in European monasteries but largely developed in England, distinguished by long smooth pendulous ears, long head, and wrinkled face and by remarkable acuteness of smell, and used formerly in tracking game but now almost entirely in tracking criminals or lost persons
b. : any hound hunting by scent and used for tracking humans
2. : a person keen or relentless in pursuit
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II. transitive verb
: to pursue (as an aim) relentlessly or keenly