Pony Definition
pōnē
ponied, ponies, ponying
noun
ponies
A horse of any of a number of small breeds, usually not over 58 inches high at the withers.
Webster's New World
A small liqueur glass or the amount it will hold, typically 1 ounce.
Webster's New World
Something small of its kind.
Webster's New World
A racehorse.
Webster's New World
Any young horse; foal.
Webster's New World
verb
ponied, ponying
To pay (money), as to settle an account.
Webster's New World
To lead (a horse) with another horse.
American Heritage
To lead (a horse) from another horse.
Wiktionary
adjective
(Cockney rhyming slang) Of little worth.
Wiktionary
Origin of Pony
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Probably from obsolete French poulenet diminutive of poulain colt from Late Latin pullāmen young of an animal from Latin pullus pau-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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1659 from Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal"), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal") (cognate to English foal).
From Wiktionary
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Shortened from pony and trap, rhyming with crap
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