shanks' pony

== English == === Alternative forms === Shanks's pony, shanks's pony, shank's pony, shanks pony === Etymology === Believed to be of Scottish origin, from shanks' nag (shanks-naig, attested 1774). === Noun === shanks' pony (uncountable) (idiomatic, Commonwealth) One's feet or legs, regarded as a means of transport. 1989, Charles Hyatt, When Me Was a Boy, Institute of Jamaica Publications, page 43, After all, mos′ everybody had to walk because yuh doan only get to meet people but ‘shanks pony’ was the cheapes′ form of transportation. 1999, Richard Thompson, Walking the Long Miles Home, (Mock Tudor), And the rhythm in my shoes keeps the blues all away / When you ride Shanks's Pony you don′t have to pay ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === Shanks' mare, Gary Martin, 2007.