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Noun: kelpie  kel-pee
  1. (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
    "The old fisherman warned the tourists about the kelpie that was said to inhabit the loch";
    - kelpy
     
  2. An Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
    "The kelpie skilfully herded the sheep into the pen"

Type of: evil spirit, sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog

Encyclopedia: Kelpie