axhandle hound

noun

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

Meanings

nounaxhandle hound (plural axhandle hounds)

plural axhandle hounds · alternative axehandle hound

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