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pony(encyclopedia)
pony(2)(dictionary)
pony(1)(dictionary)
pony(medicine)
pit pony(dictionary)
Shetland pony(dictionary)
pony 1, noun(dictionary)
pony 2, verb(dictionary)
Pony Club, the(dictionary)

pony(1) (iou) and mainstreaming (medicine)


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.

mainstreaming (medicine)


mainstreaming


Providing the least restrictive environment (socially, physically, and educationally) for chronically disabled individuals by introducing them into the natural environment rather than segregating them into homogeneous groups living in sheltered environments under constant supervision.