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noun
- (obsolete) An animal's trail or track.
- (archaic) A sleuth-hound; a bloodhound.
- A detective.
- 1908, w:Edith Van Dyne, Edith Van Dyne (Frank L. Baum), Aunt Jane"s Nieces at Millville
- : Do ye want me to become a , or engage detectives to track the objects of your erroneous philanthropy?
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, speurder, m), (t, nl, speurneus, m), m}} (italbrac(nl, detective, m), {{t, nl, detectief)informal
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verb
- (intransitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime.
- 1922, w:Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary
- : We must discover where he lives, what he does " him, in fact!
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, naspeuren), (t, nl, schaduwen)
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