Wiktionary
n. 1 A small glass for alcoholic drinks. 2 (label en Australia) A quarter-pint glass (formerly 5 imperial fl oz, metrized to 140 ml).
Wikipedia
A pony glass may mean one of two types of small glassware:
- A quarter- pint glass of beer: , metricated to 140ml in Australia.
- A small, stemmed glass of about one ounce, similar to a stemmed shot glass. Used for liqueurs or cordials, hence also called a "cordial glass" or "liqueur glass".
Usage examples of "pony glass".
He went to a foldout cabinet, produced a fifth of scotch which returned only pocket change from your ten when purchased in a cutrate liquor store, and splashed it over two ice cubes in a pony glass.
The count made a small ceremony of tilting the pony glass of clear absinthe into the goblet of clear water and watching the combination turn to an iridescent white-opal color.
He went to a fold-out cabinet, produced a fifth of scotch which returned only pocket change from your ten when purchased in a cut-rate liquor store, and splashed it over two ice cubes in a pony glass.
I disinterred the office bottle from the file drawer in the desk and blew dust out of the pony glass and oiled my gullet.