n. A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.
n. An Australian breed of sheepdog.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An imaginary spirit of the waters, generally appearing in the form of a horse, who was believed to give warning of approaching death by drowning, and sometimes maliciously to assist in drowning persons.
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n. (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
n. an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
Word Usage
"The kelpie is a working sheepdog, a participator in dog trials, public displays of skill in marshaling sheep into pens."