pony glass
English
editEtymology
editFrom the small size; see etymology of pony.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
editpony glass (plural pony glasses)
- A small glass for alcoholic drinks.
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 64:
- I unlocked my deep drawer and got out my office bottle and two pony glasses.
- (Australia) A quarter-pint glass (formerly 5 imperial fl oz, metrized to 140 ml).