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Definitions of kelpie in various dictionaries:
noun - (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
noun - an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
Any of a breed of sheepdog originating in Australia.
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| a water spirit of Scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse and reputed to delight in the drowning of travellers. |
| A malevolent water spirit of Scottish legend, usually having the shape of a horse and rejoicing in or causing drownings. |
| Any of a breed of sheepdog originating in Australia. |
| A water spirit of Scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse and reputed to delight in the drowning of travellers. |
| A sheepdog of an Australian breed with a smooth coat, originally bred from a Scottish collie. |
| an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears |
| (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders |
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Kelpie, or water kelpie, is the Scots name given to a shape-shifting water spirit inhabiting the lochs and pools of Scotland. It has usually been described as appearing as a horse, but is able to adopt human form. Some accounts state that the kelpie retains its hooves when appearing as a human, leading to its association with the Christian idea of Satan as alluded to by Robert Burns in his 1786 poem "Address to the Devil". * Almost every sizeable body of water in Scotland has an associated kelpie story, but the most extensively reported is that of Loch Ness. Parallels to the general Germanic neck or nixie and the Scandinavian bäckahäst have been observed. More widely, the wihwin of Central America and the Australian bunyip have been seen as counterparts. The origin of the belief in malevolent water horses has been proposed as originating in human sacrifices once made to appease gods associated with water, but narratives about the kelpie also served a practical purpose in keeping children |