shoofly

[shoo-flahy] / ˈʃuˌflaɪ /

NOUN

detective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent informer police officer private eye private investigator prosecutor reporter sleuth spy

STRONG

analyst bloodhound bull constable cop dick eavesdropper eye fed fink flatfoot gumshoe nark peeper roper scout sergeant shadow shamus snoop tail

WEAK

P.I. Sherlock Holmes bird dog plainclothes officer slewfoot

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Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

Ye’d better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

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