It’s cats and dogs, and a few other critters, too. Animals prowl around inside several English words, including sleuth, which was originally sleuth-hound, a synonym for bloodhound. Plus, the language we use with our pets and the ways they...
Animals leave their footprints in several English words, including chatoyant, or “shimmering like a cat’s eyes” and sleuth, which is short for sleuth-hound, a kind of bloodhound used for sniffing out prey. Pets have also inspired lots of playful...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s canine word quiz pads through English shaped by dogs, from internet doggo lingo to older surprises such as mutt. The mechanism is simple: each clue asks for a dog-related word, source, or coined blend. One clue starts with...