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gumshoe (n.)
"plainclothes detective," 1906, from the rubber-soled shoes they wore (allowing stealthy movement), which were so called from 1863 (
gums
"rubber shoes" is attested by 1859); from
gum
(n.1) +
shoe
(n.).
