Associations to the word «Kelpie»

Wiktionary

KELPIE, noun. (Celtic folklore) A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.
KELPIE, noun. An Australian breed of sheepdog.

Dictionary definition

KELPIE, noun. (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders.
KELPIE, noun. An Australian sheepdog with pointed ears.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats