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kelpie
Part of speech: NounIn Scotch myth., a water- sprite; a water- witch of malignant nature.
Usage examples "kelpie":- The talk returning to ruins, Miss Elsie informed him that they were going to see some on Kelpie Island. - "A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories", Bret Harte.
- It was after sundown when they reached the picturesque and well- appointed hotel that lifted itself above the little fishing- village which fronted Kelpie Island. - "A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories", Bret Harte.
- All this time Kelpie was trying hard to get at the lady's horse to bite him. - "The Marquis of Lossie", George MacDonald.