PONIED

Verb

ponied

simple past tense and past participle of pony

Anagrams

• Pinedo, deipno-, opined, pedion, pioned

Source: Wiktionary


PONY

Po"ny, n.; pl. Ponies (. [Written also poney.] Etym: [Gael. ponaidh.]

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. [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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