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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Go off the scent

Hi

What does it mean when a dog goes off the scent?

Does it mean it loses its lead?
  

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Newguest Does it mean it loses its lead? exactly. Well, I'm not acquainted with that exact phrase ("looses its lead"), but I take it to mean he looses the scent - can no longer smell it.

— Avangi

  • Newguest Does it mean it loses its lead?
  • exactly.
  • Well, I'm not acquainted with that exact phrase ("looses its lead"), but I take it to mean he looses the scent - can no longer smell it.
  • The scent is no longer leading him.
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NewguestDoes it mean it loses its lead?
exactly.
Well, I'm not acquainted with that exact phrase ("looses its lead"),
but I take it to mean he looses the scent - can no longer smell it.
The scent is no longer leading him.
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