shanks' mare

created by cordelia
(thing) by cordelia (4.1 mon) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Mon Apr 23 2001 at 10:07:14
The form of transportation known as walking. More commonly in usage in Great Britain than in the US, a wry reference to using one's own legs ("shanks") as a means of transport.

Other usage: shanks' pony, taking shanks' mare, taking shanks' pony.

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