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po⋅ny

  [poh-nee] noun, plural -nies, verb, -nied, -ny⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14 1/2 hands (58 in./146 cm).
2. a horse of any small type or breed.
3. Slang. a literal translation or other text, used illicitly as an aid in schoolwork or while taking a test; crib.
4. something small of its kind.
5. a small glass for liquor.
6. the amount of liquor it will hold, usually one ounce (29.6 ml).
7. a small beverage bottle, often holding seven ounces (196 g): We bought a dozen ponies of Mexican beer.
8. Older Slang. a diminutive chorus girl.
9. pony pack.
10. British Slang. the sum of 25 pounds.
–verb (used with object)
11. Slang. to prepare (lessons) by means of a pony.
12. Racing Slang.
a. to be the outrider for (a racehorse).
b. to exercise (a racehorse) by having a rider mounted on another horse lead it at a gallop around a track.
–verb (used without object)
13. to prepare a lesson or lessons with the aid of a pony.
—Idiom
14. pony up, Informal. to pay (money), as in settling an account: Next week you'll have to pony up the balance of the loan.
Origin:
1650–60; earlier powney < obs. F poulenet, dim. of poulain colt < ML pullānus (L pull(us) foal + -ānus -an ); see -et
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po·ny   (pō'nē)   
n.   pl. po·nies

  1. Any of several types or breeds of horses that are small in size when full grown, such as the Shetland pony.

    1. Informal A racehorse.

    2. Sports A polo horse.

  3. Something small for its kind, especially a small glass for beer or liqueur.

  4. A word-for-word translation of a foreign language text, especially one used secretly by students as an aid in studying or test-taking. Also called crib, trot.

  5. Chiefly British The sum of 25 pounds.

tr. & intr.v.   po·nied, po·ny·ing, po·nies
To study with the aid of a pony: pony a lesson; ponied all night before the exam.
Phrasal Verb(s):
pony up Slang To pay (money owed or due).

[Probably from obsolete French poulenet, diminutive of poulain, colt, from Late Latin pullāmen, young of an animal, from Latin pullus; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

pony  (v.)
1824, in pony up "to pay," said to be from slang use of L. legem pone to mean "money" (first recorded 16c.), because this was the title of the Psalm for March 25, a Quarter Day and the first payday of the year (the Psalm's first line is Legem pone michi domine viam iustificacionum "Teach me, O Lord, the ways of thy statutes").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

pony up

Pay money that is owed or due, as in Come on, it's time you ponied up this month's rent. The allusion in this expression is unclear. [c. 1820]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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