shel|tie

shel|tie
shel|ty or shel|tie «SHEHL tee», noun, plural -ties.
1. = Shetland pony. (Cf.Shetland pony)
2. = Shetland sheepdog. (Cf.Shetland sheepdog)
[probably < the Orkney-Shetland pronunciation of Old Icelandic Hjalti Shetlander]

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  • shel — shel·drake; shel·duck; shel·lack·ing; shel·ley·esque; shel·ligs; shel·ta; shel·ter·er; shel·ter·less; shel·tery; shel·ty; shel·lac; shel·ley·an; shel·ter; shel·lack; shel·le·ian; shel·tie; …   English syllables

  • shel|ty — or shel|tie «SHEHL tee», noun, plural ties. 1. = Shetland pony. (Cf. ↑Shetland pony) 2. = Shetland sheepdog. (Cf. ↑Shetland sheepdog) ╂[probably < the Orkney Shetland pronunciation of Old Icelandic Hjalti Shetlander] …   Useful english dictionary

  • tie — bo·bo·tie; cap·er·noi·tie; cer·tie; coon·tie; cross·tie; eye·tie; flat·tie; gut·tie; her·i·tie·ra; lin·tie; loo·tie; pam·poo·tie; par·tie; pra·tie; scot·tie; so·tie; ta·tie; tat·tie; tie; tie·mann·ite; tie·tick; tor·tie; trot·tie; tys·tie;… …   English syllables

  • sheltie — shel·tie …   English syllables

  • shelty — shel•ty or shel•tie [[t]ˈʃɛl ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) dch Shetland pony 2) dch Shetland sheepdog • Etymology: 1640–50; shelt (< ON hjaltr native of Shetland) …   From formal English to slang

  • Sheltie — Shel|tie [ ʃɛlti] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. shelty, sheltie> langhaarige engl. Haushundrasse, Hütehund …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • sheltie — or shelty [shel′tē] n. pl. shelties 〚prob. < Orkney pronun. of ON hjalti, Shetlander〛 Informal 1. SHETLAND SHEEPDOG 2 …   Universalium

  • Sheltie — Shel tie, Shelty Shel ty, n. A Shetland pony. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shelty — Sheltie Shel tie, Shelty Shel ty, n. A Shetland pony. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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