"hill-troll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hill-trolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hill-troll (plural hill-trolls)
  1. (mythology) A troll that lives in or under a hill. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures, Mythology

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