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Definition of pony noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pony

noun
 
/ˈpəʊni/
 
/ˈpəʊni/
(plural ponies)
Idioms
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  1. a type of small horse see also Shetland ponyTopics Animalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wild
    • polo
    • pit
    • …
    verb + pony
    • ride
    • lead
    • groom
    • …
    pony + verb
    • whinny
    • canter
    • gallop
    • …
    pony + noun
    • club
    • ride
    • riding
    • …
    phrases
    • a pony and trap
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  2. (British English, slang) £25
    3. see also one-trick pony
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably from French poulenet ‘small foal’, diminutive of poulain, from late Latin pullanus, from Latin pullus ‘young animal’.
Idioms
a dog and pony show
  1. (North American English, informal, disapproving) an event that is planned only in order to impress people so that they will support or buy something
    • the dog and pony show of his visits to the war zone
    • a dog and pony show to sell the idea to investors
(on) Shanks’s pony
  1. (British English, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc. synonym on foot
    • ‘How did you get here?’ ‘Shanks’s pony!’
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