kelpie

IPA: kˈɛɫpi

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

Examples of "kelpie" in Sentences

It won't be long until my 14 year old kelpie needs an Emma.
The dog in the story is not a gentle kelpie but a fearsome fighting hound, and he dies from battle wounds.
It's based on "Bridle" (Sirenia Digest #3, February 2006), which a few of you might remember, the kelpie story.
The kelpie is a working sheepdog, a participator in dog trials, public displays of skill in marshaling sheep into pens.
In "Bridle," an equally unhappy woman begins to have unnerving dreams about a kelpie trapped in a small pond near her home.
According to legend, the stone is cursed and guarded by a malevolent water-demon, or kelpie-type entity, who protects it savagely.
I still favour travelling behind a few hundred steers on a bike or horse with a faithful kelpie as a way to bust through to anywhere.