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scent out

verb

Definitions

  1. To locate by following a scent.

    • To be plain, I much question whether the politician, who hath generally a good nose, hath not scented out somewhat of the utility of this practice.
    • 'Be careful what you do,' rejoined another man's voice that I did not know, 'lest someone see you digging, and scent us out.'

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for scent out. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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