Pony Definition–noun | 1. | a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14 1/2 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. | | 10. | British Slan
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g. the sum of 25 pounds. | –verb (used with object) | 11. | Slang. to prepare (lessons) by means of a pony. | | 12. | 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. | | –verb (used without object) | 13. | to prepare a lesson or lessons with the aid of a pony. | —Idiom | 14. | pony up, Informal. to pay (money), as in settling an account: Next week you'll have to pony up the balance of the loan. | |
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any of several breeds of small horses standing less than 14.2 hands (147 cm, or 58 inches) high and noted for gentleness and endurance. Among the common pony breeds are the Shetland, whose docile ...
Welsh pony
breed of small horse popular as a child's or an adult's mount. A hardy breed that developed in the Welsh mountains, the Welsh pony was originally used in coal mines. A saddle type was developed by ...
Shetland pony
breed of horse popular as a child's pet and mount. Originating in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, the breed is adapted to the islands' harsh climate and scant food supply. Shetlands were used as pack ...
Pony Express
in U.S. history, system of mail delivery by continuous horse and rider relays between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California (April 1860-October 1861). Although a financially disastrous, ...
Hackney pony
heavy harness pony breed derived from the cross of a Hackney horse and a Welsh pony, used almost entirely as a show pony. It has the conformation and high-stepping action of the Hackney horse. ...
Americas, pony of the
riding-pony breed used as a child's mount, developed in the United States in the 1950s by crossing ponies with Appaloosa horses. To qualify for registration with the Pony of the Americas Club, a pony ...
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Ponies are any horses other than Arabians that are shorter than 14.2 hands. They are generally very sturdy, intelligent, energetic, and sometimes stubborn. The coat is of all colours, mainly dark, ...
polo
Restrictions on size were removed after World War I, and the term pony is purely traditional. The mount is a full-sized horse and should have docility, speed, endurance, and intelligence. The pony is ...
Connemara
breed of pony native to the Connemara area of Ireland, used as general riding ponies for adults and children and as jumpers and show ponies. Docile, hardy, and surefooted, they have compact bodies ...
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