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Australian kelpie

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Definition of Australian kelpie

: kelpie entry 2 Radar the beagle and Taz the Australian kelpie are part of a crack team of sniffer dogs sweeping apartments and hotel rooms across the city to combat an infestation that has reached plaguelike proportions. — David Hinckley, Daily News (New York), 3 Mar. 2008

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First Known Use of Australian kelpie

1909, in the meaning defined above

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“Australian kelpie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Australian%20kelpie. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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