pony keg station

English

Etymology

From pony keg +‎ station, by analogy with gas station.

Noun

pony keg station (plural pony keg stations)

1. (US, dated) A convenience store specializing in pony kegs.
   • 1954, US patent 2682988‎^[1]:

     The carrier also affords a convenient mode of merchandising beverages such as are commonly used for picnics and the like, a container containing, for example, twelve bottles of soft-drinks, beer, or the like being sold in iced condition by the retailer, such as an ice house, pony keg station or other outlets having facilities for icing the containers.

   • “Mr. & Mrs.”, in Jet‎^[2], volume 23, number 26, 1963 April 18, page 48

     Under a January 29 divorce decree, Mrs. Johnson received real estate and a pony keg station, and although she said she lost both businesses, the judge ruled that she had the ability to pay her ex-husband, Thomas, and must now remain in jail until she makes arrangements to pay.

   • Tallon, Jim (1971 April 2) “Outdoors Omnibus”, in High Country News‎^[3], volume 3, number 6, page 13

     In 1969 two felons held up a pony-keg station in Philadelphia with two seven and one-half-foot medium action spinrods.

Derived terms

• pony keg (convenience store)