Shetland Definition

shĕtlənd
noun
A fine yarn made from the wool of a breed of sheep originally developed in the Shetland Islands, used for knitting and weaving.
American Heritage

Shetland pony.

Webster's New World

Shetland sheepdog.

Webster's New World

Shetland wool.

Webster's New World
A fabric made from Shetland wool.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Shetland

Noun

Singular:
Shetland
Plural:
shetlands

Origin of Shetland

  • After the Shetland (Islands)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shetland Sentence Examples

  • Both Noss and Bressay are utilized in connexion with the rearing of Shetland ponies.

  • The Basuto ponies, said to be descended from Shetland ponies which, imported to the Cape in 1840, strayed into the mountains, are short-legged, strong-bodied, sure-footed, and noted for their hardiness.

  • The white and black varieties of this species were cultivated in England and Scotland from remote times, and are still grown as a crop in Orkney and Shetland.

  • Four instances have, however, been recorded of its occurrence on the British coasts, one on the coast of Norfolk in 1588, one in the Firth of Forth in 1648, one near Boston in Lincolnshire in 1800, while a fourth entangled itself among rocks in the Sound of Weesdale, Shetland, in September 1808.

  • The distance from Dennis Head in North Ronaldshay of the Orkneys to Sumburgh Head in Shetland is 50 m., but Fair Isle, which belongs to Shetland, lies midway between the groups.

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Words Starting With

SSHSHE

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