sheltie

noun

shel·​tie ˈshel-tē 

variants or shelty

plural shelties

1

: shetland pony

2

: shetland sheepdog

Examples of sheltie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Truitt, a black and white sheltie, divides his time between Overlake, the Swedish Medical Center Issaquah Campus and several nursing homes on the Eastside. — Lynn Thompson, The Seattle Times, 9 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

probably from Old Norse Hjalti Shetlander

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1