shanks' mare
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shanks' mare — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shank s pony, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg * * * noun also … Useful english dictionary
shanks' mare — 1. one s own legs, esp. as a means of moving from one place to another: The only way we can get there is by shanks mare. 2. ride shanks mare, to go on foot rather than ride; walk: It was such a delightful day that we decided to ride shanks mare… … Universalium
shanks' mare — shanks ′ (or shank s′) mare′ n. one s own legs … From formal English to slang
shanks' pony — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shanks mare, ↑shank s pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg * * * noun see shanks mare … Useful english dictionary
shanks' pony — noun walking as a means of transport. And the rhythm in my shoes keeps the blues all away See Also: shanks mare, shanks nag, shank nag … Wiktionary
go on shanks' mare — go by foot, walk … English contemporary dictionary
Shanks's pony — (N. Amer. also Shanks s mare) noun one s own legs as a means of conveyance. Origin C18: first recorded as shanks nag in R. Fergusson s Poems (1785) … English new terms dictionary
shanks's pony — /ʃæŋksəz ˈpoʊni/ (say shangksuhz pohnee) noun Colloquial one s own legs, especially as a means of travelling, as opposed to riding on horseback or in a conveyance: *Do you have a carriage? For me, alas, it is shanks s pony –peter carey, 1988.… …
shanks — Shank Shank, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.] 1. The part of the leg from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shank's mare — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shanks mare, ↑shank s pony, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg … Useful english dictionary
