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kelpies
We have found lemma(root) word of kelpies : kelpie.
Definitions
[ˈkɛlpi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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
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Origin
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late 17th century: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach, colpach ‘bullock, colt’. kelpie apparently comes from the name of a particular bitch, King's Kelpie (c.1879)
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