nag

Definition

A small horse; a pony.

Etymology

From Middle English nagg, nage, nagge (“horse, small riding horse, pony”), cognate with Dutch negge, neg (“horse”), German Nickel (“small horse”). Perhaps related to English neigh.

Example Sentences

• "We used to lure the nags into the back of our truck with oats and sugar, then we'd drive back to town to this warehouse and inject the nags with small quantities of morphine I'd stolen."
• "Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt – Whom leprosy o'ertake!"