I. po ‧ ny 1 /ˈpəʊni $ ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ponies ) [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from early French poulenet , from Latin pullus 'young animal, young horse' ]
a small horse
⇨ ↑ pit pony , ↑ Shetland pony
II. pony 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle ponied , present participle ponying , third person singular ponies )
pony up (something) phrasal verb American English informal
to find or produce a particular amount of money:
All investors had to pony up a minimum of $5000.