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axehandle hound

axehandle hound is the alternative spelling of axhandle hound.

Meaning of axhandle hound

Noun

axhandle hound (plural axhandle hounds)

  1. (US) A folkloric dog-like animal with a somewhat ax-shaped body, supposed to subsist on a diet of the handles of axes left unattended.

Forms of axehandle hound

pluralaxehandle hounds

Questions about axehandle hound

What is axehandle hound the alternative spelling of?
Axehandle hound is the alternative spelling of axhandle hound.

Words near axehandle hound in the dictionary

  1. axeblade
  2. axeblades
  3. axed
  4. Axedale
  5. axehandle
  6. axehandle hound
  7. axehandles
  8. axehead
  9. axeheads
  10. axeing
  11. axel

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