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Definition of Sheltie
1. n. A Shetland pony.
Definition of Sheltie
1. Noun. A nickname for a Shetland sheepdog ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of shelty) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheltie
1. a small, shaggy pony [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheltie
Literary usage of Sheltie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Agriculturist (1844)
"We can readily believe him, for it shows me points of an animal of living flesh
and blood. This is a cross highly sheltie.—(Fio. 47. ..."
2. Thomas Carlyle by Moncure Daniel Conway (1881)
"... but room fails me, and time— while ' twilight gray' and certain phenomena
within give warning that I should mount the sheltie and take my evening ride. ..."
3. The Land of Sunshine by Charles Fletcher Lummis (1897)
"Wild mustard will satisfy the " sheltie," thistles and cacti will pamper the burro.
... sheltie ..."
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