Word
Bloodhound
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
blood-hound
Definition
- n. - A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth,
and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is
employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a
hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing
runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same
purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a
variety of the mastiff.
- noun - A breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
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