Noun: kelpie kel-pee
- (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
- 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