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• 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

• shank’s mare or pony —  To travel on foot …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• shank's pony — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shanks mare, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg …   Useful english dictionary

• Shank — can refer to: * Lead shank, a type of lead used for difficult horses * Shank (sewing), a sewing specific shank include button shanks and thread shanks * The long, narrow part of a screw or nail * Shank, part of a ship s anchor * Shank (weapon), a …   Wikipedia

• shank — n. 1 a the leg. b the lower part of the leg; the leg from knee to ankle. c the shin bone. 2 the lower part of an animal s foreleg, esp. as a cut of meat. 3 a shaft or stem. 4 a the long narrow part of a tool etc. joining the handle to the working …   Useful english dictionary

• 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' 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' 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'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' 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

• Walking — (also called ambulation) is the main form of animal locomotion on land, distinguished from running and crawling. [http://www.runningplanet.com/training/running versus walking.html Walking v. running] [http://www.bartleby.com/28/15.html Walking by …   Wikipedia