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shank's pony
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shank's pony - you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare"shank's mare, shanks' mare, shanks' ponyleg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle |
shank's pony
shank's ponyOne's legs and feet, used for walking; travel by foot. Also "shanks' pony." A reference to the shank—the lower leg between the knee and the ankle—and the use of ponies or horses for travel. My bicycle fell apart three miles away from home, so I had to use shank's pony to go the rest of the way. Unfortunately, with the sedentary lifestyle many lead today, shank's pony has largely become an obsolete mode of travel.See also: pony(on) Shanks’s ˈpony (British English, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc.; on foot: ‘How are we going to get there?’ ‘I suppose it’ll have to be Shanks’s pony.’ ♢ You young people go everywhere by car these days. When I was young all we had was Shanks’s pony. Shanks is an informal word for your legs.See also: ponyshank's pony
Synonyms for shank's ponynoun you own legsSynonyms- shank's mare
- shanks' mare
- shanks' pony
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