plural ponies
1
a
: a small horse
especially
: one of any of several breeds of very small stocky animals noted for their gentleness and endurance
b
: a bronco, mustang, or similar horse of the western U.S.
c
: racehorse
—usually used in plural
2
: something smaller than standard: such as
a
: a small beer glass
b
: a small liqueur glass typically holding one ounce
3
: a literal translation of a foreign language text
especially
: one used surreptitiously by students in preparing or reciting lessons
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Ventura County Animal Services said 115 horses, five ponies, three donkeys, seven sheep, 33 goats, four mini horses, one cattle, and 20 alpacas are being sheltered Friday as evacuees.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Brown also owns a rabbit and farm animals, including goats, sheep, a donkey and a pony.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Brown also owns a rabbit and farm animals, including goats, sheep, a donkey and a pony.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
Come 2001, the first official AMG S-Classes arrived, in the form of the 354-hp S55 AMG — which, by 2003, had gained a supercharger for an upgrade to 493 ponies.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
The firefly species also faces threats from development, light pollution, recreation, grazing by ponies, the use of pesticides and invasive plant species.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Pony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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pony
noun
po·ny
ˈpō-nē 
plural ponies
1
: a small horse
especially
: a horse of any of several breeds of very small compact animals
2
: a word-for-word translation of a foreign language text
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