From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
pony n 1: a range horse of the western United States 2: an informal term for a racehorse; "he liked to bet on the ponies" 3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: pony, trot, crib] 4: a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey [syn: shot glass, jigger, pony] 5: any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder