Definition of Sheltie

1. n. A Shetland pony.

Definition of Sheltie

1. Noun. A nickname for a Shetland sheepdog ¹

2. Noun. (alternative spelling of shelty) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sheltie

1. a small, shaggy pony [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheltie

shelter tent
shelterbelt
shelterbelts
sheltered
sheltered workshop
sheltered workshops
shelterer
shelterers
sheltering
shelterless
sheltermate
sheltermates
shelters
shelterwood
sheltery
sheltie
shelties
sheltron
sheltrons
sheltrum
shelty
shelved
shelver
shelvers
shelves
shelvesful
shelvier
shelviest
shelving

Literary usage of Sheltie

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

1. American Agriculturist (1844)
"We can readily believe him, for it shows me points of an animal of living flesh and blood. This is a cross highly Sheltie.—(Fio. 47. ..."

2. Thomas Carlyle by Moncure Daniel Conway (1881)
"... but room fails me, and time— while ' twilight gray' and certain phenomena within give warning that I should mount the sheltie and take my evening ride. ..."

3. The Land of Sunshine by Charles Fletcher Lummis (1897)
"Wild mustard will satisfy the " Sheltie," thistles and cacti will pamper the burro. ... Sheltie ..."

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