shelties

Variant of sheltie

sheltie definition

shel·tie or shelty shel′ty (s̸hel′tē)

noun pl. shelties -·ties

  1. Shetland sheepdog
  2. Shetland pony

Etymology: prob. < Orkney pronun. of ON hjalti, Shetlander

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