Dog breed

Sleuth hound

Origin: not documented in our sources

The sleuth hound was a breed of dog. Broadly, it was a Scottish term for what in England was called the Bloodhound, although it seems that there were slight differences between them. It was also referred to as a 'slough dog',, and a 'slow hound', the first word likely representing a mispronunciation of 'slough' rather than a reference to the speed of the hound.