Definition of Shetland sheepdog

1. Noun. A small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands.

Exact synonyms: Shetland, Shetland Sheep Dog
Generic synonyms: Sheep Dog, Sheepdog, Shepherd Dog

Definition of Shetland sheepdog

1. Noun. A breed of small sheepdogs, originally from the Shetland Islands ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shetland Sheepdog

Sherpur District
Sherri
Sherrington
Sherrington's law
Sherrington phenomenon
Sherry
Sherwood
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Forest
Sheryl
Shetland
Shetland Islands
Shetland ponies
Shetland pony
Shetland sheep dog
Shetland sheepdog
Shetland wool
Shetlander
Shetlands
Shevat
Shevchenko
Shi'a
Shi'ite
Shi'ite Muslim
Shia
Shia Islam
Shia Muslim
Shia crescent
Shiah
Shiah Islam

Literary usage of Shetland sheepdog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"Nature. 90: 475- 8. D. 26, 42. Sheep dogs. shetland sheepdog. J. Watson. 11. Country Life. 23: 65-6. Ap. 43. ..."

2. Praise Blue Skies by Tom White (2003)
"Had he wanted to find Mom, he could have followed her devoted shetland sheepdog who ran to the bushes where she was crouching. To my mother, Dad appeared ..."

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