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1sheltie — or shelty [shel′tē] n. pl. shelties 〚prob. < Orkney pronun. of ON hjalti, Shetlander〛 Informal 1. SHETLAND SHEEPDOG 2 …
2sheltie — or shelty [shel′tē] n. pl. shelties [prob. < Orkney pronun. of ON hjalti, Shetlander] Informal 1. SHETLAND SHEEPDOG 2. SHETLAND PONY …
3Shelty — Sheltie Shel tie, Shelty Shel ty, n. A Shetland pony. [1913 Webster] …
4Sheltie — Shel tie, Shelty Shel ty, n. A Shetland pony. [1913 Webster] …
5Sheltie — small pony, 1650, Shetland pony, from Shelty, abbreviation of Sheltand, metathesis of Shetland. Or the word may represent the Orkney pronunciation of O.N. Hjalti Shetlander …
6Sheltie — Shel|tie [ ʃɛlti] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. shelty, sheltie> langhaarige engl. Haushundrasse, Hütehund …
7sheltie — or shelty noun (plural shelties) Etymology: probably from Old Norse Hjalti Shetlander Date: 1650 1. Shetland pony 2. Shetland sheepdog …
8shelty — noun see sheltie …
9shelty — /shel tee/, n., pl. shelties. Informal. 1. See Shetland pony. 2. See Shetland sheepdog. Also, sheltie. [1640 50; shelt ( < ON hjaltr native of SHETLAND) + Y2] * * * …
10sheltie — (also shelty) noun (plural shelties) a Shetland pony or sheepdog. Origin C17: prob. representing an Orkney pronunciation of ON Hjalti Shetlander …
