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shel•ty  (shel′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. [Informal.]
  1. Dog and Cat BreedsSee Shetland pony. 
  2. Dog and Cat BreedsSee Shetland sheepdog. 
Also, shel′tie. 
  • Old Norse hjaltr native of Shetland) + -y2
  • shelt (1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sheltie, shelty /ˈʃɛltɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. another name for Shetland pony, Shetland sheepdog
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from Orkney dialect sjalti, from Old Norse Hjalti Shetlander, from Hjaltland Shetland
'shelty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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