1. any of several types or breeds of horses that are small in size when full grown, such as the shetland pony.
2. informal A racehorse.
3. sports A polo horse.
4. something small for its kind, especially a small glass for beer or liqueur.
5. 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.
6. chiefly british the sum of 25 pounds.
7. to study with the aid of a pony: pony a lesson; ponied all night before the exam.
8. pony up slang to pay (money owed or due).

1. of little worth.
2. any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands.
3. A small serving of an alcoholic beverage.
4. A serving of 140 millilitres of beer.
5. twenty-five pounds sterling.
6. A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
7. (from "pony and trap") crap; rubbish, nonsense.
8. to lead (a horse) from another horse.

1. A small horse.
2. twenty-five pounds sterling.
3. A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot.
4. A small glass of beer.

1. to use a pony in translating: as, to pony a piece of latin.
2. to pay; settle; put: with up.
3. A very small horse; specifically, a horse less than 13 hands in height.
4. the sum of £25.
5. A translation of a greek or latin author used unfairly in the preparation of lessons; hence, any book so used: same as horse, 9. [school and college slang.]
6. A very small drinking-glass.
7. the quantity (of liquor) contained in such a glass.
8. A small raft of logs.
9. in the west indies, a small tree, Tecoma serratifolia.
10. something very small of its kind: an attributive use.

1. a range horse of the western united states
2. an informal term for a racehorse
3. a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
4. any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
5. a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)