shelty
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably ultimately representing (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse Hjalti (“Shetlander”).
Noun
shelty (plural shelties)
- 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.’
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
- Sheepdog.
- (rare) A Shetlander.