| 单词 | shelty horse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasShelty horse 1. Formerly more fully †Shelty horse. A Shetland pony. Also more generally: any small pony. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > Shetland pony Sheltie1612 Shetland horsea1757 Shetland pony1769 shelt1774 Shetlander1826 Shetland1834 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] > defined by size > small > pony nag1336 hobbyc1400 bilder1570 hobby-horse1598 Sheltie1612 pony1659 naggya1700 shalt1813 1612 in R. S. Barclay Orkney Test. & Inventories (1977) ii. 46 1 scheltie hors, £8. 1654 W. J. Blaeu Atlas v. (Scotia) 144/1 Sunt & eis Equulei (Shalties vulgo vocant) specie quidem contemptibiles, sed ad omnes usus, supra quam credi potest, strenui. a1688 J. Wallace Descr. Orkney (1693) 13 Their Horses are but little, Yet strong.., most of which they get from Zetland, and are called Shelties. a1709 J. Fraser Chrons. Frasers (1905) 353 [Montross] set uppon a little shelty horse without a sude. ?1793 J. Syme Let. in R. Burns Wks. (1800) I. 206 I got Burns a grey Highland shelty to ride on. 1828 W. Scott Let. 30 Oct. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1838) VII. 122 My smart hack has dwindled into a Zetland shelty. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxvi My Galloway sheltie..took me bravely over the moss-hags. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 912 Some primitive domestic animals, like the old-fashioned sheep of Soay and Shetland, would be very interesting, besides shelties and the ponies of Mull. 1965 Country Life 2 Dec. 1457/1 The Sheltie is a splendid little fellow, bold and courageous, but kindly and docile too. 2014 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 6 Sept. 24 Revellers are in for an action-packed day of fun as they see the Shelties make a welcome return to the race track. < as lemmas |
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