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Traditional English :: sleuth
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sleuth.html - n. & v. colloq. --n. --v. 1 intr. act as a detective. 2 tr. investigate. sleuth-hound 1 a bloodhound. 2 colloq. a detective, an investigator. [orig. in sleuth-hound: ME f. sleuth f. ON sl th track, trail: cf. SLOT(2)] |
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Traditional English :: sleuth
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sleuth.html - n. & v. colloq. --n. --v. 1 intr. act as a detective. 2 tr. investigate. sleuth-hound 1 a bloodhound. 2 colloq. a detective, an investigator. [orig. in sleuth-hound: ME f. sleuth f. ON sl th track, trail: cf. SLOT(2)] |
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Traditional English :: sleuth
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sleuth.html - n. & v. colloq. --n. --v. 1 intr. act as a detective. 2 tr. investigate. sleuth-hound 1 a bloodhound. 2 colloq. a detective, an investigator. [orig. in sleuth-hound: ME f. sleuth f. ON sl th track, trail: cf. SLOT(2)] |
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English Idioms :: sledding
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sleuth.html - See: HARD SLEDDING or ROUGH SLEDDING or TOUGH SLEDDING. |
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English Idioms :: sleep
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sleuth.html - See: BEAUTY SLEEP, LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE, SLEEP A WINK. |
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English Idioms :: sleep a wink
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sleuth.html - {v. phr.} To get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. - Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions. * /I didn't sleep a wink all night./ |
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