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shel·tie

also shel·ty (shĕl′tē)

n. pl. shel·ties Informal

1. A Shetland pony.

2. A Shetland sheepdog.

[Probably from Old Norse Hjalti, Shetlander, from Hjaltland, Shetland Islands.]

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sheltie

(ˈʃɛltɪ) or

shelty

n, pl -ties

(Breeds) another name for Shetland pony, Shetland sheepdog

[C17: probably from Orkney dialect sjalti, from Old Norse Hjalti Shetlander, from Hjaltland Shetland]

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sheltie

, shelty

n (= Shetland pony) → Sheltie nt; (= Shetland sheepdog) → Sheltie m

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