How do you use the word "pony" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "pony": So what did you think of this pony here? The Pony Express lasted only 18 months.

Pony Meaning

/ˈpəʊni/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

nounA horse of any size.

Sentence Examples

So what did you think of this pony here?

The Pony Express lasted only 18 months.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

crib trot

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The little girl loved to ride her small ____ around the farm every weekend.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The little girl was thrilled when her parents gave her a small ____ for her birthday.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- Proto-Indo-European *polH-on- Proto-Italic *polnos? Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-? Proto-Indo-European *put-der.? Latin pullus Late Latin pullanus Old French poulenetder.? Scots powny English pony From Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal”), from pullus. First attested in 1659. Doublet of foal and pullus. Sense “small serving of alcohol” from 19th century, both for small sizes generally and for a quarter pint specifically, from the small size.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Demon popped into his mouth a last morsel of black bread with elastic samlet, gulped down a last pony of vodka and took his place at the table with Marina facing him across its oblong length." — 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 193:

"I did not even know what a ‘pony’, a small chaser of beer, was. But of course I could not admit that. So putting on an air of nonchalance, and a deep voice, I strolled into a pub with one of the other equally naive guys and we ordered two ponies of beer. ‘McEwans?’ asked the barman. ‘Naw - ponies’ said I." — 2010, Dick Lynas, Pies Were for Thursdays: Tales from an Ordinary Glasgow East End Childhood, page 283:

"“You said a pony,” interposed Clavering; “my dear fellow, you said a pony, and I’ll be eternally obliged to you; and I’ll not take it as a gift—only as a loan, and pay you back in six months. I take my oath, I will.” “Well—well—there’s the money, Sir Francis Clavering. […] Here’s five-and-twenty for you." — 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 61, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:

"She kept the dates written down in her Latin 'pony', so she didn't have to bother about who it was." — 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 104:

"His hair is a semilong dull red and pulled back in a sloppy pony at the base of his neck, and his face is riddled with small freckles and grease, but out here I can see personal hygiene isn't exactly at the top of the priority list." — 2012, Amlynn Smith, Lost and Found, page 18:

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