Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pony"
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) 1.7 (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
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