SHETLANDER
\ʃˈɛtləndə], \ʃˈɛtləndə], \ʃ_ˈɛ_t_l_ə_n_d_ə]\
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shet'land-[.e]r, n. a native or inhabitant of Shetland.--SHETLAND LACE, an open-work ornamental trimming made with woollen yarn for shawls, &c.; SHETLAND PONY, a small sturdy and shaggy horse, usually nine to ten hands high, a shelty; SHETLAND WOOL, a thin but strong undyed worsted, spun from the wool of the sheep in the Shetland Islands, much used for knitting fine shawls, &c.
By Thomas Davidson
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