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 Definitions of gumshoe  [ˈgʌmˌʃu]  

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Definition of 'gumshoe' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) gumshoe
Slang. a detective.

2.  gumshoe
a rubber overshoe.

3. (v.i.) gumshoe
Slang.

4.  gumshoe
to work as a detective.

Etymology:  (1860–65)

Definition of 'gumshoe' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw
someone who is a detective

2. (noun) arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe
a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

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