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== Appearance and Anatomy ==
{{image|Axehounds by Abigail Barker.jpg|side=left|width=200px}}
[[File: Axehounds by Abigail Barker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Abigail Barker|Abigail Barker]]</small></center>]]Axehounds are hexapedal creatures with a smooth hide that is a cross between skin and carapace. It is more flexible than true carapace, but, like carapace is formed of interlocking sections. They have a fluting fish-like tail. Axehounds have a pair of feather-like antennae positioned on the top of their heads which they can move as a form of communication. They have ear holes slightly further back on the sides of their heads. Axehounds have a main jaw as well as a pair of outer mandibles that they use to break into the shells of their prey. Their blood is violet.{{file ref|Axehound by Shallan.jpg|An Axehound|post=&nbsp;from [[Shallan's sketchbook]]}}{{book ref|wok|i|2}}{{book ref|wor|45}}
 
There are a wide variety of breeds of axehounds. The largest come up to a man's waist while the smallest can easily hide in the underbrush of a lait. Smaller breeds of axehounds tend to be very fast.{{book ref|wok|i|2}}{{book ref|wok|45}}{{book ref|wor|30}}
 
== Cultural References ==
[[File:{{image|AisForAxehound.png|side=right|width=200px|thumb|A is for Axehound by [[User: KalynaAnne]].]]}}
=== Idioms ===
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{{quote|...bellowing like an axehound whose antenna had been twisted.|{{book ref|wok|69}}|}}
{{quote|...You'd have me slink home like a scolded axehound?|{{book ref|WoK|18}}|}}
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{{quote|...like pet axehounds nipping at their master's heels.|{{book ref|WoK|12}}|}}
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{{quote|...He settled down like a trumping axehound, perfectly content.|{{book ref|WoR|60}}|}}
 
{{quote|Then he zipped up to join her, eager as an axehound puppy.|{{book ref|Edgedancer|20}}|}}
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{{quote|The Kholin boys are chained axehounds, and we smell blood.|{{book ref|sa3|11}}|}}
{{quote|...You'd have me slink home like a scolded axehound?|{{book ref|WoK|18}}|}}
{{quote|...looking down longingly, like axehounds contemplating the food on the master’s table.|{{book ref|sa3|38}}|}}
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{{quote|They didn’t hold ground well; they had broken into roving bands, like axehound packs, loping through the city and looking for contests.
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{{quote|...He settled down like a trumping axehound, perfectly content.|{{book ref|WoR|60}}|}}
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{{quote|Then he zipped up to join her, eager as an axehound puppy.|{{book ref|Edgedancer|20}}|}}
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{{quote|The Kholin boys are chained axehounds, and we smell blood.|{{book ref|sa3|11}}|}}
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{{quote|...looking down longingly, like axehounds contemplating the food on the master’s table.|{{book ref|sa3|38}}|}}
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{{quote|They didn’t hold ground well; they had broken into roving bands, like axehound packs, loping through the city and looking for contests.
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== Notable Axehounds ==