po·ny /ˈponi/
小馬(vt.)(vi.)付清(a.)小型的,每日摘要的
Po·ny n.; pl. Ponies [Written also poney.]
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; a trot. [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.
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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