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KELPIE
kelpie
(noun) an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
kelpy, kelpie
(noun) (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
The dog breed derives from the name shared by the first two breeding bitches (dam and pup), which name derives from the mythological spirit.
Noun
kelpie (plural kelpies)
A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.
An Australian breed of sheepdog.
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Source: Wiktionary
Kel"pie, Kel"py, n.; pl. Kelpies. Etym: [Cf. Gael. cailpeach, calpach, colpach, a heifer, steer, colt, colpa a cow or horse.] (Scotch Myth.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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