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shelty
or shel·tie
[ shel-tee ]
/ ˈʃɛl ti /
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noun, plural shel·ties.Informal.
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Origin of shelty
Words nearby shelty
sheltered workshop, shelter in place, shelter tent, sheltie, Shelton, shelty, shelve, shelves, shelving, Shem, Shema
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How to use shelty in a sentence
I can carry a ship through any sea a ship can live in; I could not drive a Shetland shelty down an empty street.
Prisoners of Conscience|Amelia Edith Huddleston BarrBut at this moment Surefoot is stretched more like a stone than a shelty in the land of Nod.
The sons were about to cross a voe or ferry; but one was to take his shelty, while the rest were to go by the boat.
Witch Stories|E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) LintonWhen the deed was done the shelty was brought back to its tether as mysteriously as it had been taken away.
Witch Stories|E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton