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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Bis·sell truck A truck for railroad rolling stock, consisting of two ordinary axle boxes sliding in guides attached to a triangular frame; -- called also pony truck.
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