See Also: pony(encyclopedia)
pony(2)(dictionary)
pit pony(dictionary)
pony(medicine)
pony(1)(dictionary)
Pony Club, the(dictionary)
Shetland pony(dictionary)
pony 1, noun(dictionary)
pony 2, verb(dictionary)
pony-trekking(dictionary)

pony(1) (iou)



pony noun. M17.
[Prob. from French poulenet dim. of Old & mod. French poulain foal from late Latin pullanus from Latin pullus young animal, foal: see -Y6. Cf. PULLEN.]
I.
A horse of any small breed or type; spec. one not over a certain height (now usu. 15 hands). M17.
Connemara pony, Russian pony, Shetland pony, Timor pony, etc. Shanks's pony, Shanks' pony: see SHANK noun.
b. More fully polo-pony. A horse used for polo. L19.
c. A racehorse. Usu. in pl. slang (chiefly N. Amer.). E20.
II.
Twenty-five pounds sterling. slang. L18.
A literal translation of a text used by students, a crib. N. Amer. slang. E19.
A small drinking-glass or measure; this with its contents; the drink contained in this. slang. M19.
A small chorus girl or dancer. slang. E20.
Comb.: pony-engine a small locomotive for shunting; pony express Hist. a rapid mail service using relays of ponies, esp. in the western US in the 1860s; pony report N. Amer. a condensed report supplied to news agencies; pony service N. Amer.: supplying pony reports; pony-tail a hairstyle (esp. of girls or women) in which the hair is drawn back, tied, and made to hang down like a pony's tail; pony-trekker a person who goes pony-trekking; pony-trekking pony-riding for long distances across country, esp. as a group holiday activity.