Meaning of KELPIE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kelpee
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- [n] an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
- [n] (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
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| | Synonyms: | | kelpy |
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| | See Also: | | evil spirit, sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Kel"pie\, Kelpy \Kel"py\, n.; pl. {Kelpies}. [Cf. Gael.
cailpeach, calpach, colpach, a heifer, steer, colt, colpa a
cow or horse.] (Scotch Myth.)
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.
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| | Related Terms: | | Davy, Davy Jones, fresh-water nymph, limniad, man fish, mermaid, merman, naiad, Neptune, Nereid, nix, nixie, ocean nymph, Oceanid, Oceanus, Poseidon, sea nymph, sea-maid, sea-maiden, siren, Thetis, Triton, undine, water god, water spirit, water sprite |
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