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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Kelpy Source: opted
  2. 2. n. (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears Source: wordnet
  4. 4. An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned. Jamieson. Source: webster
  5. 5. n (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders n an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears Source: ecdict

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