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wrong scent, on the

wrong scent, on the

On a false trail or track, as in He managed to put the police on the wrong scent and got away. This term alludes to hunting with hounds. [c. 1600]
See also: on, wrong

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dubaku-Western African, Akan
AulisOW-leesFinnish
GemmaJEM-mah (Italian), JEM-ə (English), KHE-mah (Dutch)Italian, Catalan, English (British), Dutch
Boyko-Bulgarian
Gull-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Brielle-English (Modern)
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