Pony vs. Donkey

Ponynoun

Any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands.

Donkeynoun

a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse

Ponynoun

(regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.

Donkeynoun

a stubborn person

Ponynoun

A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.

Donkeynoun

a fool

Ponynoun

Twenty-five pounds sterling.

Donkeynoun

(nautical) a small auxiliary engine, also called donkey engine

Ponynoun

A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.

Donkeynoun

(poker slang) a bad poker player

Ponynoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.

Donkeynoun

An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.

Ponyverb

(transitive) To lead (a horse) from another horse.

Donkeynoun

A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.

Ponyverb

To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.

Donkeynoun

the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

Ponyadjective

(Cockney rhyming slang) Of little worth.

Donkeynoun

domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn

Ponynoun

A small horse.

Donkey

The donkey or ass (Equus africanus asinus) is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass, E. africanus.

Ponynoun

Twenty-five pounds sterling.

Ponynoun

A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot.

Ponynoun

A small glass of beer.

Ponynoun

a range horse of the western United States

Ponynoun

an informal term for a racehorse;

‘he liked to bet on the ponies’;

Ponynoun

a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

Ponynoun

a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

Ponynoun

any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder

Pony

A pony is a small horse (Equus ferus caballus). Depending on the context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the withers or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament.