kelpie
1kel·pie
noun \ˈkel-pē\Definition of KELPIE
: a water sprite of Scottish folklore that delights in or brings about the drowning of wayfarers
Origin of KELPIE
perhaps from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach, colpach heifer, colt
First Known Use: 1747
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