kelpie

• I, not knowing what this was, and believing it to be some terrible water-kelpie coming out from the cavernous depths of the pool to devour us, joined my companions in a scamper for home, which we all reached in a great state of terror. —  MY STRANGE PETS AND Other Memories of Country Life
• Pop this water-kelpie in the bath-tub and then bed her with two hot bricks, a dram and a basin of broth. —  My Bones Will Keep - Gladys Mitchell- Bradley 35
• ‘So the water-kelpie has come ashore again Unicorn on leash,’ said Laura, advancing with a smile. —  My Bones Will Keep - Gladys Mitchell- Bradley 35
• “A water-kelpie, I reckon,” said the sailor named Zedvinus, winking at his mate, while the two of them checked the headstay. —  May, Julian - Boreal Moon 2 - Ironcrown Moon
• “A water-kelpie was right beside us Probably a whale, sire,” Onestus said loftily. —  May, Julian - Boreal Moon 2 - Ironcrown Moon

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