Get to know Kelpie better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like kelpy or sheepdog.
Kelpie meaning
- 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.
Using Kelpie
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: kelpy, evil spirit, shepherd dog, sheepdog.
- In the example corpus, kelpie often appears in combinations such as: kelpie and, her kelpie.
Context around Kelpie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kelpie
- In this selection, "kelpie" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, border, cream, old, purebred, robe and mix stand out and add context to how "kelpie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a border kelpie and scooby and a cream kelpie purebred who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kelpie" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kelpie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Meet Perfect Pet Bowie, an adorable two-year-old part Australian Cattle Dog, part Kelpie. (15 words)
She says she also enjoys attending services at St Nicholas Parish, completing jigsaw puzzles, and walking her Kelpie, Ella. (19 words)
There will be a meeting of The Witches’ Council, but there will also be plenty of fun activities like magic demonstrations, kelpie taming and flying races. (26 words)
Ms Michelle brought two dogs to Woofstock: Leo, a border kelpie, and Scooby, a cream kelpie purebred, who both compete, along with their teammate Major, a toy chihuahua who can sometimes steal the show. (34 words)
But Aticia Grey knows that when fans approach her on the street, it’s not her they’re most keen to meet — it’s four-year-old kelpie, Gossip, that’s the real attraction. (34 words)
This breaks the spell on Anna, who recovers in time to race across the Dark Sea on her kelpie and reach Arendelle in time to throw up an ice barrier that saves the kingdom. (34 words)
Example sentences (8)
Ms Michelle brought two dogs to Woofstock: Leo, a border kelpie, and Scooby, a cream kelpie purebred, who both compete, along with their teammate Major, a toy chihuahua who can sometimes steal the show.
At $300, the includes a Deluxe version of the "Dark Arts Pack" for Dark Wizard cosmetics and a unique battle arena, ridable Thestral, 72 hours early access and a Kelpie Robe.
Helen Garner lives in Melbourne, next door to her daughter, her son-in-law, three grandchildren, some chickens, and a blue-heeler-and-kelpie mix named Smokey.
But Aticia Grey knows that when fans approach her on the street, it’s not her they’re most keen to meet — it’s four-year-old kelpie, Gossip, that’s the real attraction.
She says she also enjoys attending services at St Nicholas Parish, completing jigsaw puzzles, and walking her Kelpie, Ella.
There will be a meeting of The Witches’ Council, but there will also be plenty of fun activities like magic demonstrations, kelpie taming and flying races.
This breaks the spell on Anna, who recovers in time to race across the Dark Sea on her kelpie and reach Arendelle in time to throw up an ice barrier that saves the kingdom.
Meet Perfect Pet Bowie, an adorable two-year-old part Australian Cattle Dog, part Kelpie.
Common combinations with kelpie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: