sheltie means A Shetland pony; by extension, any small pony. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Etymology
Probably ultimately representing Old Norse Hjalti (“Shetlander”).
noun
- 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.
- A Shetlander.
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