shanks' mare
shanks' mare · shanks' mares
на своих двоих, на Пешкарусе
Schusters Rappen
One's own feet used for walkingOne's own feet used for walking.
Meaning
1 senses(US, countable, idiomatic, uncountable)One's own feet used for walking.
Schusters Rappen
на свои́х двои́хna svoíx dvoíx, на Пешка́русеna Peškáruse
your own legs
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
walking:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
walking:
Origin
Believed to be Scottish in origin and derives from shanks' nag (shanks-naig 1774), referriBelieved to be Scottish in origin and derives from shanks' nag (shanks-naig 1774), referring to the use of shank to refer to the part of the human leg between the knee and ankle. One theory cites "shank's mare" derived from a horse-drawn lawn mower, manufactured by Shanks & Company Ltd. (founded 1853) which required that the human operator walk behind the device to guide the horse; however, references to the phrase in Scottish literature pre-date the existence of the Shanks lawn mower.
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Forms
plural: shanks' maresSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- your own legs:shank's mareshank's ponyshanks' pony
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable