re-scented

Updated: May 14, 2025

This hope was also disappointed. His foe still hung with staunch perseverance on his trail. He now perceived by their movements, that they were conducted by a dog, that easily ran in zig-zag directions, when at fault, until it had re-scented his course. The expedient of Boone was the only one that seemed adequate to save him. His gun was reloaded.

Timothy Flint - The First White Man of the West: Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;: Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country.