Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: kelpy

See Also: evil spirit, sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog

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