pony

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.1.2 Translations 1.1.2 Verb 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Adjective 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

1659 from Scots powny, apparently from French poulenet (“‘little foal’”) (15th c.), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“‘young of an animal’”) (cognate to English foal).

[edit] Noun

pony (plural ponies)

1. Any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands.
2. A cheat sheet used in Latin classes, often tolerated, sometimes not.
3. A measure of one ounce of liquor.
4. A small serving of an alcoholic beverage.
5. (Australian) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer.
6. (British, slang) Twenty-five pounds sterling.
7. (US Merchant Marine Academy) A slate or reference used by Midshipmen to study for an upcoming test or project.
8. (Cockney rhyming slang) (from "pony and trap", rhyming with "crap") Something of little worth.
9. An elusive and highly unlikely positive outcome.

[edit] Derived terms

• dog and pony show
• play the ponies
• polo pony
• pony and trap
• pony express
• pony keg
• pony up
• Shetland pony

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to pony (third-person singular simple present ponies, present participle ponying, simple past and past participle ponied)

1. (transitive) To lead (a horse) from another horse.

[edit] Etymology 2

Shortened from pony and trap, rhyming with crap

[edit] Adjective

pony (comparative ponier, superlative poniest)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Of little worth.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

English

[edit] Noun

pony m. inv.

1. pony (young horse)
2. pony express