sheltie

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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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The cavalcade went down the hill at a pace that made Rose cling to her uncle's arm, for the fat old horses got excited by the antics of the ponies careering all about them, and went as fast as they could pelt, with the gay dog-cart rattling in front, for Archie and Charlie scorned shelties since this magnificent equipage had been set up.
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An enthusiastic dog lover, she was devoted to her two shelties Stormy and Sky, whom she referred to as "her boys".
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According to fire fighting sources, the incident occurred late on Friday night near Saleem Centre located in Block 13, of Gulshan-e-Iqbal locality, leaving as many as 30 shelties burnt to aches.
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