pony
suomi-englanti sanakirjapony englannista suomeksi
lunttiteksti
poni
hevonen
ryyppylasi, liköörilasi
Substantiivi
pony englanniksi
A small horse; (n-g) any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
A horse of any size.
a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
1879, “Some Queer Interviews: Interview with a Pony of Beer”, ''Puck'', Vol. 5–6, p. 435
1885, ''New York Journal'', August:''Americanisms'', Farmer, p. 430
- ‘I’m on the inside track,’ said a pony of beer as it went galloping down a man’s throat.
{{quote-text|en|year=1969|author=Vladimir Nabokov|title=Ada or Ardor|page=193|publisher=Penguin|year_published=2011
{{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=Dick Lynas|title=Pies Were for Thursdays: Tales from an Ordinary Glasgow East End Childhood|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=WJomHm2v_n8C&pg=PA283&dq=%22pony%22%7C%22ponies%22+beer+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zn7kT4GAHMzHmQWgmeSCCw&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22pony%22%7C%22ponies%22%20beer%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false|page=283
A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
Twenty-five pounds (money).
(RQ:Thackeray Pendennis) Here’s five-and-twenty for you.|61
A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
{{quote-book|en|year=1931|author=William Faulkner|title=Sanctuary|publisher=Library of America|year_published=1985|page=104
A ponytail hairstyle.
{{quote-text|en|year=2012|author=Amlynn Smith|title=Lost and Found|page=18
One horsepower.
(ux)
A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
(quote-song)|title=(w)|artist=(w)|year=1971|album=Album II|text=Do the monkey, do the pony / Do the slop, do the boogaloo twist.
{{quote-text|en|year=1941|author=Thoda Cocroft|title=Great Names and how They are Made|page=140
(ellipsis of)
To lead (a horse) from another horse.
To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.
Of little worth.
(l)
a (l), small horse breed