archaic) Transportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.' name='description'> shanks' nag - definition and meaning
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shanks' nag

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  • noun idiomatic, Scotland (archaic) Transportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.

Etymologies

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Traced back to shanks-nag, 1758; The expression -- believed to be Scottish in origin (i.e. shanks-naig 1774), refers to the use of shank to refer to the part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

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  1. shanks' mare
  2. shanks' pony

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