pony
/ˈpoʊni/ noun A2- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- A horse of any size.
- A contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight.
- A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer. · 1879, “Some Queer Interviews: Interview with a Pony of Beer”, Puck, Vol. 5–6, p. 435
- A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
- A ponytail hairstyle.
- One horsepower. · How many ponies are under the hood?
- A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
Plural ponies
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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But she is perfectly amiable, and often condescends to drive by my humble abode in her little phaeton and ponies.”
Only yesterday I saw one of the moor ponies wander into it.
By George, there is another of those miserable ponies!”
The melancholy of the moor, the death of the unfortunate pony, the weird sound which had been associated with the grim legend of the Baskervilles, all these things tinged my thoughts with sadness.
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