About The Word Kelpie
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Kelpie
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What's The Definition Of Kelpie?
[n] an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
[n] (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders Synonyms | Synonyms for Kelpie: kelpy Related Terms | Find terms related to Kelpie: Davy | Davy Jones | fresh-water nymph | limniad | man fish | mermaid | merman | naiad | Neptune | Nereid | nix | nixie | ocean nymph | Oceanid | Oceanus | Poseidon | sea nymph | sea-maid | sea-maiden | siren | Thetis | Triton | undine | water god | water spirit | water sprite See Also | evil spirit | sheep dog | sheepdog | shepherd dog Kelpie In Webster's Dictionary \Kel"pie\, Kelpy \Kel"py\, n.; pl. {Kelpies}. [Cf. Gael.
cailpeach, calpach, colpach, a heifer, steer, colt, colpa a
cow or horse.] (Scotch Myth.)
An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form,
vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and
lights, those who are to be drowned. --Jamieson.
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