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Word: Kelpie
Speech Type: Noun
late 17th century: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach, colpach ‘bullock, colt’. kelpie (sense 2) apparently comes from the name of a particular bitch, King's Kelpie (c1879)
ˈkɛlpi
a water spirit of Scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse and reputed to delight in the drowning of travellers.
Short Definition:water spirit of Scottish folklore
a sheepdog of an Australian breed with a smooth coat, originally bred from a Scottish collie.
Short Definition:sheepdog of Australian breed with smooth coat
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