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Shetland sheepdog

noun

  1. one of a breed of small sheepdogs resembling a miniature collie, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.

Shetland sheepdog

noun

  1. a small dog similar in appearance to a rough collie Also calledsheltie
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of Shetland sheepdog1

First recorded in 1930–35
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