pony (noun)

  • 1pony — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wild ▪ polo ▪ pit (BrE, historical) ▪ Pit ponies were used in most mines at the turn of the last century. VERB + PONY …

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  • 2pony — ► NOUN (pl. ponies) 1) a horse of a small breed, especially one below 15 hands. 2) Brit. informal twenty five pounds sterling. ORIGIN probably from French poulenet small foal …

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  • 3pony-trekking — noun a sport in which people ride across country on ponies • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑riding …

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  • 4pony engine — noun : a small switching locomotive * * * pony engine noun A shunting engine • • • Main Entry: ↑pony * * * pony engine, a small locomotive for switching railroad cars …

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  • 5pony-trekking — noun Brit. the leisure activity of riding across country on a pony or horse. Derivatives pony trekker noun …

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  • 6pony * — Noun. 1. Ј25 sterling. 2. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g. Our team are a load of old pony and don t deserve to be in the final. 3. An act of defecation. E.g. Can you wait for me? I need to have a pony. 4. A piece of excrement. * Versions 2, 3 and 4 are… …

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  • 7pony — noun (C) a small horse see also: pit pony, Shetland pony …

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  • 8pony-trekking — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the leisure activity of riding across country on a pony or horse …

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  • 9pony league — noun Usage: often capitalized P&L : a commercially sponsored baseball league made up of teams whose players are boys from 13 to 15 years old compare little league * * * a baseball league similar to a Little League and having teams whose players… …

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  • 10pony carriage — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑pony …

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