ponies

noun pl. ponies

1. a small horse of any of a number of breeds, usually not over 58 inches high at the withers
2. 1. something small of its kind
   2. ☆ a small liqueur glass or the amount it will hold
3. ☆

   Origin: ? alteration of pons (asinorum)

   Informal a literal translation of a work in a foreign language, used in doing schoolwork, often dishonestly; crib
4. ☆ Slang a racehorse
5. Brit., Slang the sum of twenty-five pounds

Origin: Scot powny, prob. < OFr poulenet, dim. of poulain, a colt, foal < VL pullamen, young animals < L pullus, young animal, foal

transitive verb, intransitive verb ponied, ponying