Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smoking ponies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: smok-ing ponies
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

The Native American practice of visiting other tribes in order to receive horses as gifts.

Example Sentences

"[…] visiting other Indians and the State for the purpose of trading, smoking ponies, and begging, whichever seems best to accomplish the end in view — that is, getting a living without physical exertion."
"[…] the Washitaws with their lovely squaws are on their way to visit the Delawares, who have a reservation not far north of Lawrence. This sort of visiting they call "smoking ponies.""

Questions

What does smoking ponies mean?: The Native American practice of visiting other tribes in order to receive horses as gifts.

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