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noun

Pony n. (pl. ponies) (Written also poney)

A small horse.

Twenty-five pounds sterling. (Slang, Eng.)

A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot. (College Cant)

A small glass of beer. (Slang)

Pony chaise, a light, low chaise, drawn by a pony or a pair of ponies.

Pony engine, a small locomotive for switching cars from one track to another. (U.S.)

Pony truck (Locomotive Engine), a truck which has only two wheels.

Pony truss (Bridge Building), a truss which has so little height that overhead bracing can not be used.

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Etymology of 'Pony'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pony" Quotes from Famous Books

... covers to their fate, and could not be persuaded to take his pink coat out of the press, or his hunters out of his stable. This lasted for two years, and then by degrees he came round. He first appeared at a neighbouring meet on a pony, dressed in his shooting coat, as though he had trotted in by accident; then he walked up one morning on foot to see his favourite gorse drawn, and when his groom brought his mare out by chance, he did not refuse to mount her. ...

— Barchester Towers • Anthony Trollope

... is really a charming place; I think, Miss Willing, you would find a carriage an easier mode of conveyance, so far, than your pony; shall I bring one for you? or do you ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. II, No. 8, June 1858 • Various

... grace of her flight. Clara glided; her effect of motionless movement was almost obsidian. Chiquita kept the slow, languid gait, both swaying and pulsating, of a Spanish woman. Lulu trotted with the brisk, pleasing activity of a Morgan pony. ...

— Angel Island • Inez Haynes Gillmore

... were by this time eating cheese, crackers and ginger snaps. The proprietor had sent one of the Indian children to fetch the man he had recommended as a guide, and by the time the Pony Rider Boys had satisfied their appetites, the guide entered the store and stood waiting to ...

— The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska - The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass • Frank Gee Patchin

... able yet, during the several hours of their journey, to take any pleasure in the scenery or in her mount. For in the first place there was nothing to see but scrubby little gnarled cedars and drab-looking rocks; and in the second this Indian pony she rode had discovered she was not an adept horsewoman and had proceeded to take advantage of the fact. It did not help Carley's predicament to remember that Glenn had decidedly advised her against riding this particular mustang. To be sure, Flo had approved of Carley's choice, and Mr. Hutter, ...

— The Call of the Canyon • Zane Grey

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