Unicorn vs. Pony

Unicorn vs. Pony — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Unicorn and Pony

Unicornnoun

A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

Ponynoun

Any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands.

Unicornnoun

A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.

Ponynoun

(regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.

Unicornnoun

(historical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew ); a reem or wild ox.

Ponynoun

A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.

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Unicornnoun

Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus.

Ponynoun

Twenty-five pounds sterling.

Unicornnoun

The larva of a unicorn moth.

Ponynoun

A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.

Unicornnoun

The kamichi, or unicorn bird.

Ponynoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.

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Unicornnoun

(military) A howitzer.

Ponyverb

(transitive) To lead (a horse) from another horse.

Unicornnoun

(sexual slang) A single, usually bisexual woman who participates in swinging and/or polyamory.

Ponyverb

To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.

Unicornnoun

(finance) A startup company whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars, which is solely backed by venture capitalists, and which has yet to have an IPO.

Ponyadjective

(Cockney rhyming slang) Of little worth.

Unicornnoun

(business) A person with multidisciplinary expertise (due to rarity and value), especially three or more skills in a young field such as UX design or data science (e.g., domain knowledge, statistics, and software engineering).

Ponynoun

a range horse of the western United States

Unicornnoun

(as a modifier) Brilliantly multicoloured.

unicorn smoothies

Ponynoun

an informal term for a racehorse;

he liked to bet on the ponies

Unicornnoun

an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead

Ponynoun

a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

Ponynoun

a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

Ponynoun

any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder