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Definition of: sleuth
(sl
th) noun
1. U.S. Colloq. A detective.
2. A sleuthhound.
3. Obs. The track of a man or beast, as followed by the scent.
—v.t. To follow, as a detective.
—v.i. To play the detective. [<ON slōdh track, trail. Doublet of SLOT2.]
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