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kelpie
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kelpie1, kelpy
an Australian breed of sheepdog, originally developed from Scottish collies, having a smooth coat of various colours and erect ears
kelpie2
(in Scottish folklore) a water spirit in the form of a horse that drowned its riders


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Kelpies and water-horses The Vampire with Iron Teeth SAWNEY and his wife reputedly lived with their children and grandchildren in a cave where they survived by luring travellers, robbing them, killing them and eating their flesh.
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