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kel·pie or kelpy kel′py (kel′pē)

noun pl. kelpies -·pies

Celt. Folklore a water spirit, supposed to take the form of a horse and drown people

Etymology: Scot < ? Gael calpa, colt

kelpie2 definition

kel·pie (kel′pē)

noun

any of a breed of medium-sized sheepdog with erect ears, a pointed muzzle, and a thick coat of black, tan, red, etc.: first bred in Australia from the collie and wild dingo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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