Seemingly out of nowhere, the sleek kelpie shot out in front of my car. I braked hard, but saw, heard, and felt the thump. The shocked dog sped back in the direction it had come from, but instead of returning to its owner, it disappeared into the dense foliage leading to the cliffs...
The name is also applied to species of the genus Platyglossus. Kelpies (pl. ) of Kelpy Kelpie (n.) Alt. of Kelpy Kelpy (n.) An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned. Kelpware ...