kelpie
1(in Scottish legends) a water spirit, usually having the form of a horse, reputed to cause drownings or to warn those in danger of drowning.
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How to use kelpie in a sentence
It is said; and you know of old that the kelpie sings or plays a strange tune to wile seamen to their death.
Great Ghost Stories | VariousA like fate nearly befell the writer when fishing alone one day in a gloomy, forsaken, kelpie-haunted Border hill loch.
Highways and Byways in The Border | Andrew LangFor the first hour and a half of that memorable sail, the kelpie ran lightly before a delicate breeze.
The Messenger | Elizabeth RobinsAnd now do I believe that they are still at play in the crystal halls of the water kelpie, whence no man can rescue them.
The Thirsty Sword | Robert LeightonHad Ghaoth slain the kelpie, and was he now perishing there with his teeth fixed in the neck of the Sea-Woman?
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers | Fiona Macleod
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kelpy
/ (ˈkɛlpɪ) /
an Australian breed of sheepdog, originally developed from Scottish collies, having a smooth coat of various colours and erect ears
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1British Dictionary definitions for kelpie (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɛlpɪ) /
(in Scottish folklore) a water spirit in the form of a horse that drowned its riders
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