kelpie in English
- kelpie⇄kelpie (1), noun.
(in Scottish folklore) a water spirit, usually in the form of a horse, which haunts rivers and lakes and is supposed to drown people or warn them of drowning. Also, kelpy. - kelpie⇄kelpie (2), noun.
a sheep dog of a hardy Australian breed developed from smooth-haired collies imported from Scotland.