Shet·land pony

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• Shet|land — «SHEHT luhnd», noun. 1. = Shetland pony. (Cf. ↑Shetland pony) 2. Also, shetland. = Shetland wool. (Cf. ↑Shetland wool) ╂[< Shetland Islands, near Scotland and the Orkneys, where the breed originated, and the wool was spun] …   Useful english dictionary

• Shetland pony — Shet|land pony [ ʃetlənd ,pouni ] noun count a type of small strong horse with a rough coat that young children can ride on …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Shetland pony — Shet|land po|ny [ˌʃetlənd ˈpəuni US ˈpouni] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Shetland islands north of Scotland] a small strong horse with long rough hair …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Shetland pony — Shet′land po′ny n. dch one of a breed of small, sturdy, rough coated ponies, raised orig. in the Shetland Islands • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

• Shetland pony — Shet land po ny One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shetland pony — Infobox Horse name= Shetland Pony status = DOM image caption= A Shetland pony groomed for show in Europe altname= Shetland country= Shetland Islands, United Kingdom group1= group2= std1= std2= features = Intelligent, small size, sturdy build,… …   Wikipedia

• Shetlandpony — Shet|land|po|ny 〈[ ʃɛ̣t ] n. 15〉 Pony mit langer Mähne, großem Kopf u. kleinen, spitzen Ohren [nach den Shetlandinseln bei Schottland] * * * Shẹt|land|po|ny, das [nach den Shetlandinseln nordöstlich von Schottland]: langhaariges, gedrungenes… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Shetlandpony — Shet|land|po|ny 〈 [ʃɛ̣t ] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Zool.〉 kleines, gedrungenes Pony mit relativ großem Kopf u. kleinen, spitzen Ohren [Etym.: nach den Shetlandinseln bei Schottland] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• Shetland — Shetland1 [shet′lənd] n. 1. a) SHETLAND PONY b) SHETLAND SHEEPDOG 2. [also s ] …   Universalium

• Shetland Islands — Shetland Islander. /shet leuhnd/ an island group NE of the Orkney Islands: northernmost part of Great Britain. 18,494; 550 sq. mi. (1425 sq. km). Also called Shetland, Zetland. * * * or Zetland Islands Island group (pop., 2001: 21,988), Scotland …   Universalium