pony keg
pony keg noun: a container for beer holding 7.75 US gallons, equal to half the size of a standard beer keg.
Noun (1)
pony keg (plural pony kegs)
- A container for beer holding 7.75 US gallons, equal to half the size of a standard beer keg.
- Depending on the crowd, a keg or pony keg may be the way to go. […] For fewer than 20 guests, consider a pony keg, which serves 80 drinks.2006 February 1, Sadie Jo Smokey, “Beer lineup impressive for Super Bowl Sunday”, in The Arizona Republic, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2006
Noun (2)
pony keg (plural pony kegs)
- A drive-through liquor store; by extension, any convenience store.
- A visitor may well be baffled by “pony keg” and “jack salmon,” but Cincinnatians know that the first is a store where beer may be purchased and the second is deep-fried pike.1967, Robert E. McLaughlin, The Heartland: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →OCLC, page 16
- For example, a pony keg is a small beer keg. In Cincinnati it is a place to buy a small beer keg.1976 February, Walter S. Adams, “Queen City Report”, in Cincinnati, volume 9, number 5, page 72
Examples of pony keg in a sentence
- Not in “Cincy,” with the twang that was so often heard in casual conversation in the corner “Pony Keg” mini-marts.2010, Ben Kamin, Nothing Like Sunshine: A Story in the Aftermath of the MLK Assassination, East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University...
- Their heyday might be in the rear-view mirror, but the region’s remaining pony kegs still sell cigarettes, lottery tickets, six packs and salty snacks.2014 February 2, Lance Lambert, “Pony keg tradition lives on in Reading”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer, archived from the original on 24 Jan...
Forms of pony keg
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Origin of pony keg
Clipping of pony keg station, from pony keg (“container for beer”).
Words formed from pony keg
Questions about pony keg
- What does pony keg mean?
- Pony keg means a container for beer holding 7.75 US gallons, equal to half the size of a standard beer keg.
- How do you use pony keg in a sentence?
- Not in “Cincy,” with the twang that was so often heard in casual conversation in the corner “Pony Keg” mini-marts.
- What part of speech is pony keg?
- Pony keg is a noun.
- What is the plural of pony keg?
- The plural of pony keg is pony kegs.
Words near pony keg in the dictionary
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