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Shetland pony

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Shetland pony
n.
A small, compactly built pony of a breed originating in the Shetland Islands, having a long thick mane and tail.
Shetland pony
Noun
a very small sturdy breed of pony with a long shaggy mane and tail
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Noun1.Shetland ponyShetland pony - breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail
pony - any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
Translations
Shetland pony n → pony m de Shetland
Shetland pony n → poney m des îles Shetland
Shetland pony n → Shetlandpony nt
Shetland pony n → pony m inv delle Shetland
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About the size of a Shetland pony and has ten short legs.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
As large as a Shetland pony, with hideous head and frightful fangs, he was indeed an awesome spectacle, as he crept after me on his ten short, muscular legs; but to me he was the embodiment of love and loyalty.
Warlord of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
I grabbed him by the scruff of the neck, and though he weighed as much as a Shetland pony, I managed to drag him to shore and well up upon the beach.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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