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Water-break-its-neck

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Old EnglishAI-generated

This is a vivid, descriptive name for a steep and powerful waterfall that appears to 'break its neck' as it plunges down. It is a personification of the waterfall's force.

Word origins

Water-break-its-neck
Old Englishdescriptive name for a steep waterfall(from wæter "water", brecan "to break", hit "it", hnecca "neck")