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Shetland, former county, Scotland: see under Shetland Islands Shetland or Zetland (zĕt`–) ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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| He is going in a Government vessel to inspect the lighthouses on the North of Scotland, and on the Orkney and Shetland Islands--and, having noticed how worn and ill my poor boy looks, he most kindly invites George to be his guest on the voyage. Next, in a pause on the part of the man who led him, he regarded with huge interest a piebald Shetland pony. In like manner, the Greenland whalers sailing out of Hull or London, put in at the Shetland Islands, to receive the full complement of their crew. |
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