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Kelpie
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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kelpie or kelpy1 (ˈkɛlpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -pies | |
| an Australian breed of sheepdog, originally developed from Scottish collies, having a smooth coat of various colours and erect ears | |
| [named after a particular specimen of the breed, c. 1870] | |
| kelpy or kelpy1 | |
| —n | |
| [named after a particular specimen of the breed, c. 1870] | |
| kelpie2 (ˈkɛlpɪ) | |
| —n | |
| (in Scottish folklore) a water spirit in the form of a horse that drowned its riders | |
| [C18: probably related to Scottish Gaelic cailpeach heifer, of obscure origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
kelpie
1747, Scottish, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Gael. colpach "heifer, steer, colt;" colpa "cow, horse." The Lowland name of a demon in the shape of a horse that was reputed to haunt lakes and rivers and to delight in causing drownings. But unlike its equivalents in Dan. (nøkken) and Icel.
(nykur), it was occasionally benevolent, especially to millers by keeping their streams running.
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