sheltie

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Sheltie^¹

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Probably ultimately representing Old Norse Hjalti (“Shetlander”).

noun Shelties · sholtie · sheltie · Shelty · shelty

A Shetland pony; by extension, any small pony. You, sir, doubtless, are well mounted, and I, for the present, travel upon foot, or on a Highland shelty, that does not help me much faster forward.
A Shetland sheepdog.
rare A Shetlander.

sheltie^²

noun shelties

Alternative letter-case form of Sheltie

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"sheltie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheltie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{sheltie_2026,
  title = {sheltie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheltie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}