Dictionary
po•ny
Pronunciation: (pō'nē), [key]
—n., pl. -nies,
—v., -nied, -ny•ing.
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n.
1. a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
2. a horse of any small type or breed.
3. Slang.a literal translation or other text, used illicitly as an aid in schoolwork or while taking a test; crib.
4. something small of its kind.
5. a small glass for liquor.
6. the amount of liquor it will hold, usually one ounce (29.6 ml).
7. a small beverage bottle, often holding seven ounces (196 g):
We bought a dozen ponies of Mexican beer.
8. Older Slang.a diminutive chorus girl.
9. See
pony pack.
10. Brit. Slang.the sum of 25 pounds.
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v.t.
1. Slang.to prepare (lessons) by means of a pony.
2. Racing Slang.
a. to be the outrider for (a racehorse).
b. to exercise (a racehorse) by having a rider mounted on another horse lead it at a gallop around a track.
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v.i.
1. to prepare a lesson or lessons with the aid of a pony.
2. pony up, Informal.to pay (money), as in settling an account:
Next week you'll have to pony up the balance of the loan. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
