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  • shanks' mare 

    –noun

    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.

    —Idiom

    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 to the fair.

    from: Dictionary.com

    November 7, 2009

  • Also shanks's pony and shanks' pony.

    November 7, 2009