Category:Pony

Po"ny, n.; pl. Ponies (. [written also poney.] Etym: [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.