pony

lunttiteksti

poni

hevonen

ryyppylasi Any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands.
puhekieltä A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
1879, “Some Queer Interviews: Interview with a Pony of Beer”, Puck, Vol. 5–6, https://books.google.com/books?id=5WBHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA435&dq=%E2%80%9Cpony+of+beer%E2%80%9C p. 435
1885, New York Journal, August:Americanisms, Farmer, https://books.google.com/books?id=RTdcQOlzjXAC&pg=PA430&dq=%E2%80%9Cpony+of+beer%E2%80%9C p. 430

‘I’m on the inside track,’ said a pony of beer as it went galloping down a man’s throat.

Demon popped into his mouth a last morsel of black bread with elastic samlet, gulped down a last pony of vodka and took his place at the table with Marina facing him across its oblong length.

I did not even know what a ‘pony’, a small chaser of beer, was. But of course I could not admit that. So putting on an air of nonchalance, and a deep voice, I strolled into a pub with one of the other equally naive guys and we ordered two ponies of beer.

‘McEwans?’ asked the barman.

‘Naw - ponies’ said I.

She kept the dates written down in her Latin 'pony', so she didn't have to bother about who it was.