shanks' mare

or shank's mare

noun

one's own legs, especially as a means of moving from one place to another:
The only way we can get there is by shanks' mare.

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.

The right way to see and love Middlesex is at the jog-trot pace of Shanks mare, breaking no wind and no records.

Only Shanks mare, answered Forbes, stretching out a pair of long, dusty legs.

A farmer gave me a ride of several miles, when I resorted to shanks-mare again.

The distance is but a few kilometres and the means of communication is shanks mare.

Here, get on your double-soled shanks-mare, take this packet, and spin off to the Invalides.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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