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English → English (gcide) Definition: Pony engine Pony \Po"ny\, n.; pl. Ponies. [Written also poney.] [Gael. ponaidh.] 1. A small horse. [1913 Webster] 2. Twenty-five pounds sterling. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot. [College Cant] [1913 Webster] 4. A small glass of beer. [Slang] [1913 Webster] Pony chaise, a light, low chaise, drawn by a pony or a pair of ponies. Pony engine, a small locomotive for switching cars from one track to another. [U.S.] Pony truck (Locomotive Engine), a truck which has only two wheels. Pony truss (Bridge Building), a truss which has so little height that overhead bracing can not be used. [1913 Webster]