pony
noun /ˈpəʊni/
/ˈpəʊni/
(plural ponies)
Idioms - a type of small horse see also Shetland ponyTopics Animalsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- wild
- polo
- pit
- …
- ride
- lead
- groom
- …
- whinny
- canter
- gallop
- …
- club
- ride
- riding
- …
- a pony and trap
- (British English, slang) £25
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
- (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
- (British English, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc. synonym on foot
- ‘How did you get here?’ ‘Shanks’s pony!’