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pony kegs

pony kegs is the plural of pony keg.

Meaning of pony keg

Noun (1)

pony keg (plural pony kegs)

  1. (US) 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)

  1. (Cincinnati, colloquial) 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

Questions about pony kegs

What is pony kegs the plural of?
Pony kegs is the plural of pony keg.

Words near pony kegs in the dictionary

  1. pony glasses
  2. pony in the barn
  3. pony keg
  4. pony keg station
  5. pony keg stations
  6. pony kegs
  7. pony motor
  8. pony motors
  9. pony putter
  10. pony putters
  11. pony shoe

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