gumshoed

Variant of gumshoe

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noun

    1. a rubber overshoe
    2. sneakers
  2. Slang a detective

Origin: gum (rubber) + shoe

intransitive verb gumshoed, gumshoeing

to sneak or go about quietly, as a detective; act with stealth
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