kelpie


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Synonyms for kelpie

(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders

an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears

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Upon arriving to music from a pipe band at the 30-metre-high landmarks, the royal couple met Kelpies sculptor Andy Scott.
Scott added: "It beggars belief that permission was ever given for this eyesore within The Kelpies site in the first place.
Although the rescue called him a Kelpie/Setter mix, he looked pure Kelpie to me.
Pampered: Revel, the Kelpie rescue dog with his new owners Nigel and Nicky Bell and daughter Mia, aged nine.
Mine is an Australian working kelpie - the dogs they use in Australia to work the sheep farms.
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The North Wales Kelpie Group has eight enthusiasts, all keen to advance the cause of a working dog that has a growing following as farms expand and labour becomes scarcer.
The best bet of the day tomorrow can be found in the shape of Kelpie.
In the Fantastic Beasts book, the world's largest kelpie is found in Loch Ness, suggesting this is Nessie appearing in her latest film.
Darlington nearly snatched it when on-loan defender Ian Miller moved forward to plant a 66th minute header against the post from skipper Clark Kelpie's corner.
Best bet of the day on the all-weather today can be found in the shape of Andrew Balding's Kelpie. The daughter of Kahyasi opened her account at the Surrey track last month when she turned a fillies' handicap into a procession, slamming Weecandoo by four lengths.
However, the day's best bet can be found at Lingfield in the shape of Kelpie.
Kelpie, a ninth-generation descendant from the Queen's first corgi, had to be put down at Windsor Castle.