Shelty

Alternative forms

• sheltie

Origin

Probably ultimately representing Old Norse Hjalti ("Shetlander").

Full definition of shelty

Noun

1. A Shetland pony; any small pony.
• 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:‘You, sir, doubtless, are well mounted, and I for the present travel on foot, or on a Highland shelty, that does not help me much faster forward.’
2. Sheepdog.
3. (rare) A Shetlander.

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