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bloodhound

noun

blood·​hound ˈbləd-ˌhau̇nd How to pronounce bloodhound (audio)
1
: any of a breed of large powerful hounds of European origin remarkable for acuteness of smell
2
: a person keen in pursuit

Illustration of bloodhound

Illustration of bloodhound
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The still-to-be determined finalists will be judged against a bloodhound named Trumpet, a French bulldog who goes by Winston, a chic Maltese called Hollywood and River, a German shepherd. Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Search efforts included personnel on foot, bike and ATV, along with the use of drones, boats, helicopters, and the bloodhound and K9 teams. Pilar Arias | Fox News, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 The couple maintained that they were aligned while planning their dream wedding for the past few years, except for one disagreement about including their dogs — Carl, a bloodhound, and Boo, a labrador retriever — in the ceremony. Phil Boucher, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 After arriving, the couple departed for the closest village with their Bavarian bloodhound, Lynx, while the woman stayed at the lodge. Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2022 Bears have noses 7 times better than a bloodhound and can smell even the faintest odor of food inside a vehicle. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2022 Such a warm and fascinating guy, a brilliant actor with bloodhound eyes and a voice like coarse-grit sandpaper. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022 But the characters—the brave and innocent children, the bloodhound of a colonel—remain rather flat archetypes. Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 Bears have a sense of smell that's seven times stronger than that of a bloodhound, the agency added. Claire Colbert And Michelle Watson, CNN, 24 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bloodhound was in the 14th century

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