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ponymore about pony

pony

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Horse  \Horse\,  n.  (Student  Slang) 
  a  A  translation  or  other  illegitimate  aid  in  study  or 
  examination;  --  called  also  {trot},  {pony},  {Dobbin}. 
  b  Horseplay;  tomfoolery. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pony  \Po"ny\,  n.;  pl  {Ponies}.  [Written  also  {poney}.]  [Gael. 
  ponaidh.] 
  1.  A  small  horse. 
 
  2.  Twenty-five  pounds  sterling.  [Slang,  Eng.] 
 
  3.  A  translation  or  a  key  used  to  avoid  study  in  getting 
  lessons;  a  crib.  [College  Cant] 
 
  4.  A  small  glass  of  beer.  [Slang] 
 
  {Pony  chaise},  a  light,  low  chaise,  drawn  by  a  pony  or  a  pair 
  of  ponies. 
 
  {Pony  engine},  a  small  locomotive  for  switching  cars  from  one 
  track  to  another.  [U.S.] 
 
  {Pony  truck}  (Locomotive  Engine),  a  truck  which  has  only  two 
  wheels. 
 
  {Pony  truss}  (Bridge  Building),  a  truss  which  has  so  little 
  height  that  overhead  bracing  can  not  be  used 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pony 
  n  1:  a  range  horse  of  the  western  United  States 
  2:  an  informal  term  for  a  racehorse;  "he  liked  to  bet  on  the 
  ponies" 
  3:  a  literal  translation  used  in  studying  a  foreign  language 
  (often  used  illicitly)  [syn:  {trot},  {crib}] 
  4:  a  small  glass  adequate  to  hold  a  single  swallow  of  whiskey 
  [syn:  {shot  glass},  {jigger}] 
  5:  any  of  various  breeds  of  small  gentle  horses  usually  less 
  than  five  feet  high  at  the  shoulder 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Pony,  MT 
  Zip  code(s):  59747




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