| 词汇 | kelpie |
| 词源 | kelpie. Wives of Scottish fishermen believed that a black horse with red eyes called the kelpie rose from the sea to warn them of forthcoming maritime disasters. Kelpie would then de- scend into the deep until it could be of help again. Yet another Scottish legend has it that an equine water spirit called the kel- pie delighted in drowning travelers. |
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