English dictionary

kelpie

/'k/E/lp/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders

noun.person

Synonyms kelpy

Source: WordNet 3.0
an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears

noun.animal

Source: WordNet 3.0
An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned.

noun

Source: webster1913