kel|pie

kel|pie
kel|pie1 «KEHL pee», noun.
(in Scottish folklore) a water spirit, usually in the form of a horse, which haunts rivers and lakes and is supposed to drown people or warn them of drowning. Also, kelpy.
[apparently < Scottish Gaelic cailpeach bullock, heifer, colt]
kel|pie2 «KEHL pee», noun.
a sheepdog of a hardy Australian breed developed from smooth-haired collies imported from Scotland.
[< Kelpie, the name of one of the first dogs of this breed]

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