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sheltie

sheltie is the alternative letter-case form of Sheltie.

Noun capitalized: Sheltie

Sheltie (plural Shelties)

  1. A Shetland pony; by extension, any small pony.
    • You, sir, doubtless, are well mounted, and I, for the present, travel upon foot, or on a Highland shelty, that does not help me much faster forward.1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in Rob Roy. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees...
  2. A Shetland sheepdog.
  3. (rare) A Shetlander.

Forms of sheltie

pluralshelties
pluralShelties
alternative formsholtie
alternative formsheltie
alternative formShelty
alternative formshelty

Origin of sheltie

Probably ultimately representing Old Norse Hjalti (“Shetlander”).

Questions about sheltie

What does sheltie mean?
Sheltie means a Shetland pony; by extension, any small pony.
What is sheltie the alternative letter-case form of?
Sheltie is the alternative letter-case form of Sheltie.
What part of speech is sheltie?
Sheltie is a noun.
What is the plural of sheltie?
The plural of sheltie is shelties.

Words near sheltie in the dictionary

  1. shelters in place
  2. shelters-in-place
  3. sheltersome
  4. shelterwood
  5. sheltery
  6. sheltie
  7. shelties
  8. Shelton
  9. Shelton and Hardwick
  10. Sheltonian
  11. sheltopusic

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