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PONY
PONY (from the Lowland Scots powney, probably from 0. Fr. pouleriet, diminutive of poulain, a colt or foal; Late Lat. pullanus, Lat. pullus, a young animal)

PONY (from the See also:
LOWLAND
Lowland Scots powney, probably from 0. Fr. pouleriet, diminutive of poulain, a See also:
COLT, SAMUEL (1814-1862)
colt or foal; See also:
LATE
Late See also:
LAT
Lat. pullanus, Lat. pullus, a See also:
YOUNG
YOUNG, A
YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)
young See also:
ANIMAL
ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)
animal) , a See also:

HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse of a small breed, sometimes confined to such as do not exceed 13 hands in height, but generally applied to any horse under 14 hands (see HORSE) .

End of Article: PONY (from the Lowland Scots powney, probably from 0. Fr. pouleriet, diminutive of poulain, a colt or foal; Late Lat. pullanus, Lat. pullus, a young animal)

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