Jenny Greenteeth
A figure in English folklore, a river hag who pulls people into the water to drown them.
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(UK, dialect) pondweed or duckweed, which forms a mat-like surface on water and makes it look treacherously like dry land.
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A figure in English folklore, a river hag who pulls people into the water to drown them.
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