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put a dog off the scent
put a dog off the scent
to distract a dog from trailing the scent of someone or an animal. The odor of a skunk put the dogs off the scent.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Carroll | | - | Irish |
| Gladys | | GLAD-is (English) | Welsh, English |
| DuŠAna | | - | Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak |
| Marine | | ma-REEN (French) | French, Georgian |
| Natalie | | nat-a-LEE (French), NAT-ə-lee (English), NAH-tah-lee (German) | French, English, German |
| Fletcher | | ['fletʃə] | |