pit pony

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ˈpit ˌpony noun [countable]  TPGHBAa small horse that was used in the past for moving coal in a mine in Britain 〔旧时英国煤矿的〕拉煤小马

Examples from the Corpus

pit pony• He had spent his working life down the local pit and drove a pit pony when he first went underground.

ˈpit ˌpony nounChineseSyllable  

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pit pony
ˈpit ˌpony noun [countable]
a small horse that was used in the past for moving coal in a mine in Britain

pit ponyBrE /ˈpɪt pəʊni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪt poʊni/ 🔊 nouna small horse that was used in the past for moving coal in a mine （旧时煤矿的）驮煤小马