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Noun: pony  pow-nee
  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)
    - trot, crib
     
  4. A small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
    - shot glass, jigger
     
  5. Any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder

Derived forms: ponies

Type of: bangtail, drinking glass, Equus caballus, glass, horse, interlingual rendition, neddy [Austral], race horse, racehorse, rendering, translation, version

Encyclopedia: Pony Pony, Indiana Pony, Montana