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kel⋅pie

1  [kel-pee]
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–noun
(in Scottish legends) a water spirit, usually having the form of a horse, reputed to cause drownings or to warn those in danger of drowning.
Origin:
1740–50; orig. uncert.
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kel⋅pie

2  [kel-pee]
–noun
Australian kelpie.
Origin:
1905–10
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kel·pie 1 also kel·py   (kěl'pē)   
n.   pl. kel·pies
A malevolent water spirit of Scottish legend, usually having the shape of a horse and rejoicing in or causing drownings.

[Probably of Celtic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic colpach, heifer.]
kel·pie 2   (kěl'pē)   
n.  Any of a breed of sheepdog originating in Australia.

[From Kelpie, the name of an early specimen of the breed.]
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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